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Seraphim of Sarov
And the Bear
And the Robbers
Saint Seraphim was seen
feeding a bear
He would have fed the
robbers too, poor men
With both the little in
his larder bowl
And healing from the
greatness of his soul
With his own axe they beat
him near to death
Before looting his cell of
its rumored riches
They found indeed a
treasure of great wealth:
A peasant’s Ikon of the
Mother of God
For the rest of his life
Seraphim leaned upon his
axe and upon God
Taking our brokenness upon
himself
