April 29th

"The LORD has been mindful of us; he will bless us;" Psalm 115:12a

we would make 

'from a distance' 

our theme song,

but you hum 

'nearer my God.'

we prefer to keep you
at arm's length, yet

you keep drawing us

into great big bear hugs.

we try to fall further

and further behind

while following you

so you just stop 

in your tracks so that

we have to catch up.

(c) 2024 Thom M. Shuman

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