Saturday, March 26, 2011

Showing Me

Willie grins broadly and giggles.
He draws his face near to mine
So that our foreheads touch.
And in this moment, I see God
Showing me that He loves me.

Peggy sits and watches the world,
Expecting nothing, hoping for conversation.
She cracks a joke and goes back to observing.
And in this moment, I see God
Showing me that He is patient.

Marcell hopes for a good day
When everyone he loves with his whole heart
Will truly love him in return. He is upset.
And in this moment, I see God
Showing me that He is jealous.

Wally cries out, time and time again,
Trying to express himself to a world
That cannot or will not understand him.
And in this moment, I see God
Showing me that He is calling out.

David raises his hand and waves,
Lovingly beaconing a stranger in,
Greeting everyone, regardless of purpose.
And in this moment, I see God
Showing me that He is welcoming.

Annie Pearl kisses Jonathon’s hand,
Though he has just wronged her
With his words or his actions.
And in this moment, I see God
Showing me that He is forgiving.

Jonathan waits patiently, sitting or laying,
On the sofa or at the picnic table,
Always present in the simplest of ways.
And in this moment, I see God
Showing me that He is dependable.

Elmore asks, again and again, if we
Will go to Rosie’s singing class.
His excitement bubbles over and brightens his face.
And in this moment, I see God
Showing me that He is joyful.

Harry devotedly paints each piece of clay
In a color chosen with care,
Then he gladly hands it over to a friend.
And in this moment, I see God
Showing me that He is generous.

Barbara Jean reaches out slowly
Trying to grasp her cup of juice
And hoping she doesn’t knock it over.
And in the moment, I see God
Showing me that He is gentle.

Diane grasps a puzzle piece in her hand
Resolutely searching for its mate,
Forming an image that makes her proud
And in this moment, I see God
Showing me that He is a loving creator.

Stephanie looks at the people around her
And sees in each a friend to be had
She looks deeper than the skin I’m in.
And in this moment, I see God
Showing me that He knows my heart.

Lillie Belle becomes so disappointed
When she doesn’t get to see a friend
When she can’t share her day with that person.
And in this moment, I see God
Showing me that He is faithful.

Eddie’s smile brightens the whole room
And though anger may have come before or after,
His joy enters my heart.
And in this moment, I see God
Showing me that He is good.

Sarah may embrace you in the biggest hug
Or play around with you like a sister
Or she might focus on the task at hand.
And in all of these moments, I see God
Showing me that He is not one-dimensional.
He is many things in many ways.
He may be angry and He may be merciful.
He may be comforting and He may be unsettling.
But He is God, and He is love.

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