Cruciformed

"to be cruciformed like God"

- forming or arranged like a cross -


to be cruciformed we must be open 


open to suffering
open to pain


open to love, to the unlovable


open to the sky, the wind, the rain
open to sensation
         to scents
         to see - to the light
         to sound - to the music


open to giving, forgiving and giving up


open to surrender
open to submission


open to release
open to receive


open to healing
         to abundance
         to overflowing


over and over and over. . .


until cruciform forms our very life.