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Moments of Becoming (Alma 32; Alma 37)
| Title | Moments of Becoming (Alma 32; Alma 37) |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 2019 |
| Authors | Anderson, Sharon Price |
| Book Title | The Glory of the Son |
| Pagination | 10-11 |
| Publisher | Time Lines Etc. |
| City | Orem, UT |
| Keywords | Poetry |
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Moments of Becoming
Like hourglass sands,
moments etched
with our desires
slip past the present
to shape the substance
of our becoming.
In sands of Egypt,
hopeful pharaohs
hoarded particles of time,
pyramiding them
to last forever,
but millennia brittled
the bones beneath
their shriveled skin.
From the tent of Abraham,
living seeds multiply,
innumerable as sands
bathed by breathing tides.
Silica, furnaced and refined,
becomes carefully crafted
glass through which
we can clearly see
figures of darkness
images of godliness
patterns of eternity.
[I]n blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and . . . in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. (Gen. 22:17)
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Bibliographic Citation
"Moments of Becoming (Alma 32; Alma 37)." In The Glory of the Son, 10-11. Orem, UT: Time Lines Etc., 2019.
Scripture Reference
Alma 32:1-43
Alma 37:1-47
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