Epistrophe (e-pis’-tro-fee): Ending a series of lines, phrases, clauses, or sentences with the same word or words.
The onus that has been placed on you is not a burden. Bearing it, you may display your well-known wisdom. The walls, and even the vaults of the cathedral, will ring with your wisdom. The congregants will stand and applaud your wisdom.
This wisdom centers on decisions you’ve made that are freighted with charity, prudence, and frugality and your ability to bridge our divisions with faith. You have wound the delicate thread of community around us, gently, without anger or outbursts of righteous indignation.
We are awed by your wisdom.
We are comforted by your wisdom.
We are grateful for your wisdom.
May God bless you for the rest of your days, and bless us too with your continuing presence in our lives.
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).
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