Poem: “Contemplative Monk” from an Episcopal Bishop of the Southern Ohio Diocese, Ken Price

 I sometimes forget that I was created for Joy.

My mind is too busy.

My heart is too heavy 

for me to remember that I have been called to dance

the Sacred dance of life.

I was created to smile

To Love

To be lifted up

And to lift others up.

O’ Sacred One

Untangle my feet 

from all that ensnares.

Free my soul.

That we might 

Dance

and that our dancing

might be contagious.