And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in divine and human favor.
Luke 2:52
Art Norton sent this photo following our worship service on Sunday, March 11th, in which the choir sang a piece based on a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., using the growth of the shell of a nautilus shell as a metaphor for the growth of the human soul. In our Words with the Young People, the children (and some adults) demonstrated the way mollusks expand their shells in a spiral to make space for their own growth.
May we make space, O God, for our own souls to grow, in wisdom, in compassion, in faithfulness. Amen.