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I was an academic dean at a divinity school. I learned the secrets. I cannot tell you the secrets, but I can tell you what they mean.
The secrets are mundane, as are all secrets, but what they mean speaks of weighty matters-of life and death and the power of tongues, of awesome hope and of great sorrow, and of bodies, many bodies, touching God and being touched by God. Then there is the fear, like a tide flowing in and out, colliding with joy, like strong waves hitting rocks and the mixture of joy and fear splashing over everyone, soft drops and hard bits of rock.