Mary in a Time of Climate Change

I met the artist Jill Ross through an online journaling group offered by artist Vonda Drees. That feels like a very different time and world, and in a way, it was, back in 2018. We were journaling our way through Joyce Rupp's Open the Door: A Journey to the True Self. I first blogged about the experience in this post, but there were others. Through the years, we did some additional journaling classes online together.Beginning of a Mosaic by Jill RossA few days ago, Jill posted this picture on Facebook with this caption: "Day One- New Adventure Series, Mary in the time of Climate Change," and I wrote to say it would make a great poem title. Then I wrote to ask if she'd mind if I wrote the poem.I haven't written the poem yet, but I wanted to make sure I captured the idea. I've used Biblical and mythological characters, like Noah's wife and Cassandra, to talk about climate change in past poems, but never Mary.Noah's wife seems like a much more obvious choice than Mary, but I'm guessing…

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