December 19th

“On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:

Do not fear, O Zion;
    do not let your hands grow weak.”  Zephaniah 3:16

yesterday,

you whispered hope

in the winds stirring

the leaves, brushing

aside our fear;

today,

you sing to us

of the grace which

you hand to us, so

we can fill the emptiness

of others;

tomorrow,

shout of the wonders

which await us, if

we only open

our ears, our eyes,

our hearts, our souls

© 2019 Thom M. Shuman