Epiphany

"Arise, shine; for your light has come, 

    and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you." Isaiah 60:1

get up off your apathy

and follow the Star shining

over the lonely, the vulnerable,

the hungry, the hurting, and

bring the gifts of medicine,

hope, food for body and spirit,

a welcome at your table and

a place in your heart.

be the candle in the window

lighting the way for

all the kids who know only

rejection and neglect,

abuse and abject fear,

so they may find a family

which accepts them for 

who they are and loves them

without any reservations.

and let people see God's glory.

not in your privilege and pretensions

but in your weakness and caring,

not in your power and portfolio

but in your generous soul.

(c) 2023 Thom M. Shuman

Venmo: @Thom-Shuman