Monday, July 15, 2024

July 15th

"So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace." Romans 11:5

in the din of the angry,
shouting, chanting voices 
breaking all decibel records,
there is a little girl
singing of gentleness.
in the crowds of folks
who are pushing and pulling
at grace as if it was 
a ball in a rugby scrum,
there is a referee reminding
folks that it is just a game, after all.
in the alley way, where 
loneliness sits huddled in
a sagging cardboard box,
as tears from heaven 
rat-a-tat over its head, a
homeless fellow walks by
offering a sip of hope, and
then walks on, saying,
'keep the bottle.'

(c) 2024 Thom M. Shuman

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