MONDAY MORNING SERMON

The external pulpit of St. James’s Church, Picadilly. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.

The external pulpit of St. James’s Church, Picadilly. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.

Sometimes the morning calls for
a mammoth blaze—coals, kerosene, 
kindling, flint, flue, flame—desperate 
chants of BURN IT ALL DOWN! 

But sometimes you just need a single slug
slogging down the sidewalk in the soft light 
to denounce your dread of the day, 
to reframe your rage—surrender your 
incessant search for signs at every corner. 

Sometimes it is spark and smoke and ash, 
and sometimes it is simply the slug and its
grey goo ooze, its freckled flecks glinting 
in the mottled sun-shadows romping 
gleefully across the pavement. 

It is the slug—its humble frippery, its
unflappable tread, whispering all 
the new mercies that we could ever 
want to want to want to want. 

Sara Kay Mooney

Sara Kay lives in east Charlotte with her husband and three children. She is a trained librarian and former teacher who currently manages communications for a non-profit organization. Her writing has been featured in Christianity TodayMisadventures MagazineEkstasisBustle, and Fathom, among other publications. Follow her on Instagram for her latest poetry recommendations. 

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