December 23rd

“For the LORD is our judge,

         the LORD is our ruler,

   the LORD is our king;

         he will save us.”  Isaiah 33:22

our babysitter,

you tuck us in at night

with a story and a kiss,

   then settle down in

   the rocker to watch over us;

our baker,

you roll out the dough,

kneading and shaping it,

   so it can become that

   bread which gives us life;

our sommelier,

you decant the finest

vintage of grace,

   and offer it to us,

   warning to sip slowly;

our heart,

you break it into

a million pieces,

   to make us whole

   once and for all.

© 2018 Thom M. Shuman