Basilica Experience

 

Magical Mystical Basilica Square

 

Cobble stones simmer with moisture,

Stones ancient in time placed in a Square,

A Square of colonnades forming a circle,

Fluorescence lights top the columns,

Saint-filled statues aglow topping the columns,

An obelisk marks the center’s the Square,

Tall lit holiday tree in the center,

Moisture from misty rain continues,

People wandering the Square,

Kneeling on the moist cobble stones in prayer,

Standing straight to protect the Square,

Crossing themselves in reverence,

People wandering in the wilderness to see Himself in the flesh,

No flesh to see,

Jumbo TV screens project people life sized images,

Psalter chants,

Papal words of prayer and wisdom,

It was Himself, the Pope, in the flesh,

People seek realness of the flesh to Believe,

“What did you go out in the wilderness to look at?”,

Wandering in the Wilderness,

People miss the essence of the rain,

Moisture from misty rain is Baptism,

Rain bringing message of Jesus through the Pope,

Strive for Justice and Peace among all People,

Wilderness wanderings open the eyes of Belief.

 

[Reflecting upon Christmas Eve 2021 in St. Peter’s Square in Rome Italy; yes there were hopeful emotions to see in person, in the flesh, the Pope, but it was not to be; many people were inside St Peter’s Basilica; yet being outside seemed more natural for that Holy Night!]