January 22nd

“I come to the end—
   I am still with you.” Psalm 139:18b

at the end of the nightmare,
you comfort me.
at the end of the day,
you are setting a place
for me at your table.
at the end of a relationship,
you call me your beloved.
at the end of my rope,
your arms are wide open
to catch me.
at the end of my to-do list,
you have written
‘be still and know . . .’
at the end of my faith,
you send others
to strengthen my hope.
at the dead-end of the road,
you stand pointing
the way i should go.
at the end,
i feel you holding tight

to my hand, just as you

always have, even when

i believed i was on my own.

© 2026 Thom M. Shuman

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