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The Interface, a poem

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A wise, old sculptor once told me,

that one of her greatest joys in working with clay

is the tension that is created

between what she wants the clay to do

and in what the clay is actually doing.

 

And it made me wonder…

might this be how God feels

in giving us free will?

Yes, it has caused such destruction and evil,

but it has also given birth

to such Beauty, Love, and Truth.

 

Perhaps free will was one of God’s

greatest acts of creativity.

Perhaps in the freedom to choose,

true Love is born.

Perhaps grace is found precisely in the Interface,

between God’s will and our own.

Christi Ortiz
Christi Ortiz
Christi Ortiz is a licensed marriage and family therapist by profession and a poet by passion.  She enjoys trying to put to words to that which is wordless and give voice to the dynamic and wild spiritual journey called life. She lives in Spokane with her husband and two children, Emmanuel and Grace. She loves the outdoors and meditating in the early mornings which gives rise to her poetry.
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