A Visit To El Santuario De Chimayo, Northern New Mexico

A sense of the sacred permeates these grounds where El Santo Niño de Atocha walks A sense of the truly holy infuses the wind in the air, the leaves in the wind & that holy wind breathes itself into You, the traveler here in search of a miracle A soft and single splash of water kisses your praying hands, then sparkles down into the healing, blesséd earth that gives beneath your resting knees and you realize you are in the middle of a shining, gentle rain Your heart and mind stretch heavenward and deep into your soul as you continue your prayer, kneeling, as you are, on this holy, sacred land Then a clean, clear drift of shimmering, silent snow brushes your face, your heart, your mind and soul with a singular grace and beauty And you gaze dreamily up in wonder, with strong and joyful tears of truth and comprehension baptizing your uplifted, enraptured face As you know, and as you feel throughout your entire being, that you are healed, forgiven, and ever, forever belovéd