Gospel Reflection: Luke 3: 17
Here’s a gospel
reflection inspired by Luke 3:17 (or Matthew 3:12). It was
written by Katherine Hawker.
Gospel Reflection: Winnowing Fork
(Luke 3:17, Matthew 3:12)
“He is ready to separate
the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork.
Then he will clean up the
threshing area,
gathering the wheat into
his barn
but burning the chaff with
never-ending fire.” Luke 3:17
The winnowing
fork
yielded by an
unseen hand
haunts the
imagination.
Tossed in the
air,
the breath of
God
sifts and
sorts.
The wheat
ground to new life,
the chaff discarded
and burned.
Masks broken
and useless
vulnerability
exposed
spasms of grief
reshaping
transition
interminable...
New life
emerges.
The winnowing
fork
yielded by an
unseen hand
trembles.
~ written by
Katherine Hawker, and posted on Liturgy Outside www.liturgyoutside.net
