The Black Snake
A Reflection on John 11:32-44
READ: John 11:32-44
The Black Snake - By Mary Oliver
When the black snake
flashed onto the morning road,
and the truck could not swerve–
death, that is how it happens.Now he lies looped and useless|
as an old bicycle tire.
I stop the car
and carry him into the bushes…
Why did this happen?
Facing crisis and loss, this question swells to the surface, bursting like…
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