Sunday, December 6, 2009

Poem - "The Pregnant Pause"

Read the "AAAAHHH!!!" post (below) before you read this. It's a poem that was shared during the sermon today. The link above is I think where it comes from.

we are tempted to think
that this is out of character for you

a momentary fragility
[showing your tender side]

that once the christmas carols are finished
and the decorations are put away,
you’ll get back to power and might.

but in your completeness -
this one chance we get to see flesh and bone
put onto the theory -
this is you:
fragile,
impossibly vulnerable
and at the mercy of human response.

so, god,
are you holding your breath too
in this pregnant moment;
waiting to see if we will answer
yes
to the fragile question
of divine love,
if – because – this is all
you can do.

1 comment:

Heather said...

That is nice.
I marvel at knowing your church shares poetry, and it is part of your worship. I like that.