Contemplative in the Mud

Gloria in Excelsis Deo

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Benjamin Embley

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At the Shrine of Mary (Annai Velangkanni) in Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia

In a humble stable, poor,
Rests the very Word of God,
It’s a mystery to adore
That the Angels’ voices sound:
“Glora in excelsis Deo.”
Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880–1906)

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Benjamin Embley

With backgrounds in engineering (BSc PhD) and philosophy (MA), Ben has lived and worked in England, France, and Thailand and is now back home as a settler in the unceded traditional territory of the Wabanaki peoples in Canada. He is a Laudato Si’ Animator and currently studying an MTS Peace & Justice in Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

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