Sightings (PDF download)

Digital download: A poem for Christmas by Kathy Galloway, a former Leader of the Iona Community.

I thought I saw some shepherds yesterday.
They were just going about their business,
or hanging about, as people do,
passing the time, waiting for something to happen,
something to break the dullness of the days.
When something did, it was a bit of a shock.
But they went along anyway.
I thought I saw some shepherds yesterday. 

I thought I saw some angels yesterday.
You wouldn’t pay them much attention,
unless you were looking in a certain way.
Usually they look quite ordinary,
though they have a way of turning up
just when they’re most required –
lending a hand, encouraging you on,
surprising you, and bringing messages
that set you off in quite a new direction  … (continues)

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