Whooo..ooooo
the barred owl cries
Who, Who are you?
a bubble?
A ball?
Will you even grow at all?
My heart is good soil
ready to take you in
ready to show you light
in this world smeared with sin
you will see it all around you my sweet
you will see it in your friends
your family
but we are all one and the same
guilty
but loved
so love others
even when its hard
and learn who to trust
and who not
even when it turns your heart in knots
to withhold
sometimes its better if others don't know
not your closest, no with those you always share
but don't give your heart
to those who don't really care
your story is a gift
and yet I know
as I write
that you will do this
in spite of these letters
and share with them all
and my love
I'm here to catch you when you fall
but the One who does that so much more than me
is the One who created you to be
He knows your path
your struggles, your pain
and weeps alongside you like a torrential rain
so curl in His hand
let Him hold you tight
that is how to rest each night
breathe it out and breathe Him in
He who carries all of our guilt and sin
and protects and keeps us all the same
Jesus is His name
trust Him even more than me
because He, the way, will help you see.
Amen.
