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    To Know You: Poems in Celebration of Revelation
    To Know You: Poems in Celebration of Revelation
    To Know You: Poems in Celebration of Revelation
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    To Know You: Poems in Celebration of Revelation

    By Allyn Benedict

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    to know you: A Celebration

    Revelation in Creation to know you includes poetry that rises from deep vulnerability to the wonder and profound beauty of the created world:

    October trees
    have revelation leaves
    apocalyptic maples utter
    startled flaming joy [from October trees]

    Revelation in Life by Faith to know you is also a poetic journal of one mans journey of faith in the midst of everyday life; a witness to the joys and the costly demands of the life of faith; to the power of the Fathers mercy and the critical human need for it; to a heart shaped by thanksgiving.

    Search relentless Lord
    Reach deep in me,
    your wounding friend, and
    mark your signs in my heart sand.
    Then in every hour ascend in me
    to heights of you
    by paths that I will follow. [from Will your holy hill]

    In his poems, Allyn Benedict expresses so much of his inner journey most subtly and beautifully. His writing about weighty topics is enticingly suggestive; never statemental, sentimental, or ponderous. Allyn makes his readers think for themselves, enjoy themselves and grow themselves...and theres music in his onomatopoetic linesit all spells warmth and joy and love.
    Elizabeth Ring Award winning poet and author of 26 childrens books including Smithsonians Loon at Northwood Lake.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateMar 16, 2012
    ISBN9781469788128
    To Know You: Poems in Celebration of Revelation
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    Allyn Benedict

    Allyn Benedict is an Anglican Priest in the newly formed Anglican Church in North America. Formerly a professional musician, Allyn responded to a call to ordained ministry in 1988 and served for fifteen years as a parish priest and pastor. His teachings are offered, in a variety of written forms, as “bread” for the nurture of deeper faith and witness in the Body of Christ [breadforthebody.com]. Allyn and his wife, Jude, a Christian therapist, live in Virginia with two grown children and seven grandchildren nearby.

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