For 23 years
I imagine God has been smiling
And nodding Her head
As She remembers the pieces
She had delicately arranged
To come alive at just these
Right times
Within you.
She remembers that day
With your parents:
Christ tending the garden,
Father watching the door,
And Holy Spirit dancing twirls
And dabs around mom and dad,
All Three choosing
The gifts
To give the world only
Through you.
And we,
Without the cosmic view on all things,
But who find themselves
In the daily intersection
Of life with you,
We thank God for these gifts
And for these years
Of you.
For you,
Asking questions until
You uncover hope in
Parts of your own story
And in our world.
For you,
Choosing courage until
It spreads its wings
And provides spaces of rest
Over us, too.
For you,
Offering hospitality to the
All of who you are
That you may welcome us
And welcome God
To also be the all of who
We are.
