“But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.’” Matthew 1:20
God, those pesky angels
keep showing up at the
most inconvenient times.
we lay out the long-range
plans for retirement, and bam!
one shows up and says,
pack up everything and move
where you don’t know anyone.
and every time one of them
appears to someone
they trot out the company line,
“hey, don’t worry . . .
there’s nothing to be afraid of,’
which usually means ones
world is going to be turned
inside out and just get over it.
and you wonder why
we have so much trouble
falling asleep at night.
but before we make that foolish resolution
to stay awake the rest of our lives,
remind us that you whisper
in our sleep, so that we can carry
grace into the daylight.
© 2025 Thom M. Shuman
Venmo: @Thom-Shuman
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