PURE GRACE

FOR YOU

“So that you may be filled with the fullness of God.” – Ephesians 3

Close your eyes, rest
and soon, if you watch
and listen, you will see
and hear, a grace prepared
just for you.

Pay attention, for the bugs
who crawl, the butterflies
who flit, the hummingbirds
who rapidly beat their wings,
have been placed here
just for you.

May the green alfalfa fields,
red and yellow mountains,
towering white clouds,
green trees with shimmering leaves,
illuminate your path,
so that you may be filled
with the fullness of God.

Amen.

DESERT HUMMINGBIRD

Healing hummingbird,
reminder of ancestors,
drinking deeply of rich nectar
yielded by willing flowers,
sharing grace,
making us whole.

FOR VINCENT


Proof that grace can happen when pointing a camera out a car going 25 mph along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico...




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HOLY GAZE

A small favor -
just let me sit
and gaze into your face forever.

Time no longer matters
nor food or breath
for I can live on starlight.

Look upon me,
your poor captive,
and bless me with your smile.

And I will be content
to bask in your grace
for eternity plus one day.

SONG OF GRACE

I need to hear your voice tonight
to fill my heart with your sweet sounds,
so when that urgent angel leads me
into heaven’s gentle realm
I’ll hear your spoken words of love
become a song on strangers’ lips,
recognized by others as
the eternal hymn of grace.