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By: Christi Ortiz

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By Christi Ortiz

My soul, a capacity for God

Like a cup made for Water

so my soul is made for you, oh God

Come and dwell in me

Pour yourself into me

I have made space for you

I offer you my hollowness.

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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