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"Restore us again, O God of our salvation, 

    and put away your indignation toward us."  Psalm 85:4

it's a never ending struggle

for you, isn't it, our Parent?

you just seal up the basement

so the waters of temptation

cannot keep seeping in,

then have to rush up

to the attic of our minds

to repair the windows of our souls

broken by our foolish thoughts.

you landscape our souls

with all the rich varieties

of grace stored in your shed

and you have to fix the holes

in the walls we have made

when we lash out in frustration.

yet,

rather than throwing up

your hands and walking

away in disgust, you mop

your brow, grab your tools,

and get back to work on

flipping our lives so we can

look as new as the first day

you created us.

(c) 2023 Thom M. Shuman

Venmo: @Thom-Shuman