Spread your arms wide.Take it in, all of it. Open yourselfup to closing suddenly, even unexpectedly. Then remove the doubtyou came with — yes, even that doubt which kept youclosed to possibility. You livedwithout it, after all; you gave uphope, wonder both dark and wild-lit,even fear — even fear,that precursor to all else;fear, the wide-eyed … Continue reading First Things