August 15th

“Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
     and cleanse me from my sin.” Psalm 51:2

like a dusty, parched
yard in the midst of
a lingering drought,
which rejoices when rain
seems to remember
to fall upon it once more,
soak me in your grace.
like that tide which
scrubs away those prints left
in the sand by children
chasing one another,
carry away my foolishness.
and with that hose
attached to the faucet
of your steadfast love
rinse me over and over
until, like a new-born,
i can take a deep breath
of life.

© 2025 Thom M. Shuman

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