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Jeannie Hope Gibson

Reflections

July 28, 2021 By Jen Liszka

The abandoned church sat alone off the the highway, surrounded by old graves and piñon trees. We walked quietly around the church yard, reading the tombstones. As I peered into one weathered and scarred old window, I was struck by the scenery reflected behind me with my fuzzy image in front. The glass had seen a lot of years and was chipped and blurred with age.

“Can I see your picture?” My four-year-old friend Braelynn looked up at me with a puzzled expression as I handed her my phone. For a long time she studied the photo. Then her little eyebrows arched and skeptical black eyes studied me intently. “Why did you take the picture in the window?”

“Well… I liked the reflection of the grass and sky behind us through the old glass.”

Now her eyebrows drew together to form a small frown. “But Jeannie, just turn around and you can look at it behind you,” she explained patiently, like a parent teaching a child.

I searched for a reply, how to explain. “I like to see things from another view point. The glass in the old window pane tells me a story. It’s how the old church’s eyes see the world…. sort of…” Pretty lame answer, I thought.

She was quiet as she studied my photo thoughtfully, before turning around to study the view behind us.

Later I saw her sitting beside a child’s grave, gently stroking the hand of a small angel statue. Watching her, I wished I could see through the eyes of a small child.

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