may your love be patient
with us, when we long
to call the whole thing off.
may your love be kind
to us, when we drift towards
being cruel.
may your love keep us
from becoming as arrogant
as the self-righteous powerful.
may your love keep lighting the way
of keeping the faith, even
when we want to kick it to the curb,
of continuing to stand by truth
so it never disappears,
of carrying grace to everyone
however heavy it becomes,
of never doubting that
good will survive such times,
of building community from
the burnt rubble of hope,
of refusing to ever lose heart
even if the remnant keeps
shrinking.
because love which is
gritty and gutsy
bruised and bloodied
shattered and scattered
dismissed and despised
is exactly that love
which keeps you bearing,
believing, hoping, and
enduring since love began.
(c) 2025 Thom M. Shuman
Venmo: @Thom-Shuman
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