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After the searing light
After abandonment
After the blow
that brings the head to the ground
and breaks the teeth
After the unrelenting vision
After the god who requires blood and obedience,
how do you find water?
It has no content
It is the cupping of the face
It is the wiping of the forehead
It cools the lips
and moves without words
It is almost not visible
between thorn and rocks
Where on this earth
is the water of Hagar
the water that came
up from the ground,
from the ground of Hagar
given
freely, freely
by the God of Hagar
“The Water of Hagar.” Ruah. Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology, Berkeley, CA. Vol. X, 2000.
