The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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The Ancients

...saw the Spirit everywhere.

The Ancients knew God
lived three feet above their heads.
They would climb rocks
just to see as God sees,
and then jump into the air
grasping for leaves or fruit –
whatever God might offer them.
And when they became tired
or too old to jump and climb,
they would lie flat on the ground,
gaze up at the sun and the stars,
and see God looking back.