Saturday, December 18, 2021

Christmas 2021: The Way Forward



 

The Way Forward

 

Darkness surrounded us.

As I sat you on the beast.

A move imperative,

A prayer for light restorative






No one can understand

How uncertain in this I am.

Can I know truth in dreams?

Is it love that redeems?

 

He’s got the whole world in His hands

He’s got the whole wide world, in His hands…

 

The beast snorts and the travel begins

As the dust settles in our pores.

Alone, yet protected,

A star rises in the East, selected.




 

Shelter comes rough and used

Small and…enough

Rest, dear one.

God is with us, His will be done.

 

He’s got the whole world in His hands

He’s got the whole wide world, in His hands…

 

Can anything good come from this little town?

Apprenticeship, growth and adventure,

Family and human connection--

Continued compassion, Holy protection.





A man born with a purpose

Travels back to the Sea

And gathers the ones who will walk along side,

Preparing for what God will provide.




 

He’s got the whole world in His hands

He’s got the whole wide world, in His hands…

 

And I again, must submit to the One

Though fear and the unknown remain.

My heart fills with Hope in the promises for all

For redemption is the utmost call.

 

Praise be to God for the journeys we’re on

Difficult and unpredictable they may be

For You, Oh God, have a Way so divine,

My prayer for us-- to humbly align.

 

He’s got the whole world in His hands

He’s got the whole wide world, in His hands…

 








 

Merry Christmas to all of you near and far. 

Coleene