January 14th

"and he cried out, 'What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.'” Mark 1:24

we are so enthralled

with the powerful who 

forget us the moment

they move on down the line,

we never notice it is

the vulnerable who know you

as the mother hen 

who gathers her chicks 

to protect them.

we are so busy tik-tokking

with all the influencers,

we never realize the forgotten

see you as the one 

who calls them your Beloved.

we are so eager to be like

those with perfect hair, teeth,

looks, bodies, lives,

we never understand why

the broken see you as that

balm which can make them whole

because it is made out of 

the tears of your shattered heart.

(c) 2025 Thom M. Shuman

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