The Visitation by Malcolm Guite

The Catholic Church celebrates the visitation of Mary to Elizabeth on May 31st. Malcolm Guite is a poet/priest/singer-songwriter and I love his work. S/o to Seth & Lexi Ury for introducing me to him!

Here is a meeting made of hidden joys, 
Of lightenings cloistered in a narrow place,
From quiet hearts the sudden flame of praise 
And in the womb the quickening kick of grace.
Two women on the very edge of things
Unnoticed and unknown to men of power,
But in their flesh the hidden Spirit sings
And in their lives the buds of blessing flower.
And Mary stands with all we call 'too young',
Elizabeth with all called 'past their prime'.
They sing today for all the great usung,
Women who turned eternity into time,
Favoured of heaven, outcast on the earth,
Prophets who bring the best in us to birth.


Taken from Sounding the Seasons by Malcolm Guite