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The Dirtiest, Most Divine Sanctuary

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The Dirtiest, Most Divine Sanctuary

Michele S. Zirkle, MA, PhD
Aug 7, 2022
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The sanctuary in which I’ve experienced the most divine bliss is landscaped with mud, ticks and decaying leaves.

Pollen drifts across the rocky path that’s all but impassable due to a fallen birch tree. Birds tweet the hymns in this wilderness chapel — a woodpecker is rhythm-keeper and a crow provides the baritone.

Each tree strives majestically toward …

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