Some still interpret

standing tall

with Jesus as a call

to be a

manly man,

misguided macho

and

misogyny.

Perhaps a different

view is due —

the view

of Jesus’

mother Mary

who stood tall

beneath the cross

and watched

her son

in agony

entrusting him

to his destiny,

and perhaps

in that

moment re-

membering

her Magnificat —

the liberation of

all creation

for eternity.

*with appreciation to Henri Nouwen for a meditation that gave me the idea.