Tall Girl Running
by Louis Simpson
There is no gene which single-handedly builds a leg, long or short. Building a leg is a multi-gene cooperative enterprise. —Richard Dawkins
She went running by.
I never saw a girl with such long legs.
She ran by again.
I shouted to her,
“You run like an angel.”
She smiled and said,
“Thank you.”
She did some knee bends.
I said, “Where did you
get those legs?”
“My father,” she said,
and went her way smiling.
“Tall Girl Running” by Louis Simpson from Struggling Times. © BOA Editions, Ltd. 2009. Reprinted with permission.
Monday April 17, 2023
“Let us reflect on these facts. In order to believe, Thomas wants an extraordinary sign – to touch the wounds. Jesus shows them to him, but in an ordinary way, coming in front of everyone, in the community, not outside. It’s as if he said to him: if you want to meet me, do not look far away, remain in the community, with the others. Don’t go away…pray with them…break bread with them. And he says this to us as well. That is where you will find me; that is where I will show you the signs of the wounds impressed on my body: the signs of the Love that overcomes hatred, of the Pardon that disarms revenge, the signs of the Life that conquers death. It is there, in the community, that you will discover my face, as you share moments of doubt and fear with your brothers and sisters, clinging even more strongly to them. Without the community, it is difficult to find Jesus.”
Pope Francis
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