Sixth Thursday in Lent

“So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, ‘How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.’" John 10:24

when it seems
life is like
a murder mystery
with so many twists
and too many characters
to keep track
of, you come
underlining grace
every time it appears
in our story.

when we close
our eyes tight,
not wanting to
witness the horrific
scenes on the screen
at the World's
reality cinema, you come
and sit next to us,
taking our hand,
whispering,
‘don't be scared;
i know how this
ends.’

when we stumble
in the shadows,
groping along
the rough walls
of anxiety's alley,
our fingertips
raw and bloody
from trying to
find our way
unaided, you come
using the Spirit's peace
to illumine our way
home.

(c) Thom M. Shuman

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