16/21: (Friday) Today marks 16 days along the journey of the three weeks where the crack in everything beckons a polishing the luminal darkness of this time. Yearning emerges for an angelic presence amidst apparent absence of the universe the more you confront suffering. Such contemplation of this absent presence is expressed here Benjamin Shevili’s recent collection, Poems to Yova (2022):

Michael & Gabriel
went out for a stroll
they met up with
Raphael they came
by me & drank
coffee

Questions for self-reflection:

1. When do I feel my guardian angels are closer than they appear to be and how might they guide me through my suffering?
2. How could developing a more intimate relationship with my better angels empower me through the contours of suffering?