Lord God, Almighty in Heaven
When 2 people dying
becomes blip
on the news…
When Anti-Semitism
needs to become
A Roar of despair
for a major
German distributer
to drop a name
When this flood gets
lost with the last one
And the fires
And tornados
weary your soul
I want say
God,
Come get
Your Humans
And I worry about
the next political arguments
I will have
About gender, sexuality
and disabilities–
Because they are not political
but about people
I admit to deep weariness
with this thing
we call
you call
Humanity
God
But then
I find rest and restoration
In
Children’s laughter
Red Autumn leaves against cloudy skies
unexpected time for naps
the right to complain to you God
the taste of chocolate upon my tongue
cats who snuggle
a text from a friend
It is amazing how the smallest things
Can be the most important–
I fully admit, you designed thing well
We humans would have focused
on only the big things
But a moment to notice the good things
the space to rewatch a favorite show
a hug
a cup of coffee
playing our favorite song on the loudest volume
How did you know that we would need these things?
Thank you God–for all the little things–
Keep sending them please.
Amen.
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