road work

Good and upright is the
LORD;
therefore he instructs
sinners in the way.
He leads the humble in what
is right,
and teaches the humble his
way.
All the paths of the LORD are
steadfast love and
faithfulness,
for those who keep his
covenant and his
decrees. (Psalm 25:8-10)


when
on this journey called life,
i find myself full
of potholes,
you come along, filling
them in,
the Holy Spirit, perched
high up on the roller,
smoothing out the mixture
of faithfulness and love;

you
sit on the side of the
truck, carefully guiding
the brush, painting
the lines down the road with
your reflective grace,
so that, on the foul weather days
i will no longer drive off
the edge;

you
are lifted up high
in the cherry-picker,
checking every pole
along the way, changing
the Light so
i can always
find my way home,
through the shadows,
to you.

© 2013 Thom M. Shuman