fifty-two

“Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is.”  1 John 3:2

God,

when you pull

back the curtain,

may i be known

as a heart

for the most vulnerable;

as a voice

for justice and peace;

as a hand

for those needing help;

as a back

to hold up the falling;

as an eye

for hope just over the horizon;

as an ear

to those crying themselves to sleep;

as a knee

for little kids to bounce on;

as a foot

to stick in the doors

about to be slammed on outsiders;

as a lap

for kittens and big dogs

who think they are tiny;

as a head

which is hard enough

to withstand silly insults

and soft enough to see good everywhere;

as fingers longing to be entwined

with my love’s for eternity;

as toes daring enough

to dip into the living waters

lapping on the beaches of grace;

as a soul more in love

with your children than myself,

and more in love with you

with every breath i take.

© 2020 Thom M. Shuman