Wednesday, March 05, 2025

Ash Wednesday

"Is not this the fast that I choose:" Isaiah 58:6

when we would continue
to gorge ourselves 
on the anger wild-firing
through our days,
when we would drink deeply
from the cups of bitter memes,
heartless taunts, and 
self-righteous reels,
when we just cannot let go
of those grudges we feel
are the only things 
we have of value these days,
gather all these yolks and
toss them in your firepit of grace,
stick your thumb in the ashes
and seal yourself on
our hearts, our souls,
our lives so we remember
that we are the remnant called
to faithfulness for these times.

(c) 2025 Thom M. Shuman

Venmo: @Thom-Shuman

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