December 24th

“Lift up your eyes and look around;

    they all gather together, they come to you;
your sons shall come from far away,
    and your daughters shall be carried on their nurses’ arms.”

Isaiah 60:4

in cars crammed

with packages, on

roads jammed

with weary travelers;

in airport lounges,

trying to get comfortable

in plastic seats, while

another delay is announced;

in adult children

trying to keep the promise

to make it home this year,

and in little kids staring

at the night sky for (just)

a glimpse of a sleigh,

may we see you

gathering us to your

heart

© 2019 Thom M. Shuman