#9

The Empty Chair

Thomas Leitner, OSB explained that the gold chair

in the upper left corner of the 

Nativity Box was Jesus's chair, 

empty,

because the son had become human,

a helpless infant, 

and I commented that the Peruvian figures I liked best 

were the musicians, jester, shepherds,

and other common folk who, along with the angels, 

and only three wise men (where were all the philosophers and kings?)

recognized an act of God 

and came out to celebrate, dance, and sing. 

catherinenglish 01-09-13