Poem/Prayer for Worship
by Thom Shuman

i don't have time . . .

bone-weary from errands,

i don't have time to listen:
   to my children singing in the tub,
   to my spouse quietly fixing dinner,
   to that angel whispering for attention;

exhausted from
my latest expedition
to the mall,

i don't have time to wait:
   to find hope sitting in my mailbox,
   to see you walking with me in the snow,
   for you to fill my emptiness;

spending the whole weekend
getting the house decorated,

i don't have time
   to greet my neighbor with a smile
       not a mumble,
   to scrape the ice off my heart,
   to be rocked gently        in the cradle of your love.

but
here i am, Lord,
hoping you have time
for me . . .   

(c) 2005  Thom M. Shuman

(Comments to Thom at tmshuman@fuse.net.)

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