road to Emmaus

by Jeffrey Essmann | June 26, 2024 12:05 am

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This week’s poem in the Catholic Poetry Room is by LyLena D. Estabine.

road to Emmaus

road to Emmaus
draw near me
in the midst of
my argument
laugh
in the face of
my misunderstanding

explain
from Moses to Malachi
from hilltop to river
all the places you showed up
for me to behold

come in to my home
set on fire
the heart within me
as we break the bread

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LyLena D. Estabine is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist holding a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Harvard University, where she converted to Catholicism. Writing on her faith and Catholic social teaching, she regularly publishes short poems on Instagram (@catholicpoems).

Source URL: https://integratedcatholiclife.org/2024/06/catholic-poetry-road-to-emmaus/

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