I Was Lying On The Sand, Comments

You were not just reading the Bible the way you read a novel or poem. You were experiencing a direct contact with the ancient figures, this is part of the SACRED GIFT you acknowledge at the end. And the spiritual effect was to dispel demons in your mind: of course they left you free because your interior was imbued with sacred words and there was no place for them to hide. Whether this was a literal or figurative experience could be discussed, but it was surely a REAL experience. This is what theologians name a NUMINOUS experience, when the sacred reality breaks into the sensory world and you are lifted above the ordinary. It's a blessing you can share with others, as you do in making a poem about it.