Greet Deeply

"Greet Deeply"

(Assemble the people; arrange a holy convocation. Bring together the elders; gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom come forth from his quarters, and the bride from her bridal closet. Joel 2:16)

Fill the room with arms raised,
legs bowed, eyes lowered with hope to
lift them towards life and the sky.

God resides within our gatherings, and hears
before we cry. Still, the loop must begin with
love for Him; every parent, every bride-to-be,
every infant

At a dedication to more than my
money making or money spending;

At a salute meaning more than the symbol,
greater than the greeting,
livelier than habits of convenience.

Awake! For tomorrow is another day
just like today, and another after, like
the day before

And we waste our sorrows,
pander to our joys,
as if there is nothing greater
than my moment, my spotlight
or my shadow in the corner of weeping.

Hold hands firmly, embrace the neighbor
who simply showed up to request one day’s strength.

Live larger than the homes on the hills
in the moment we have all gathered to
greet deeply and to sigh truly and
say there is no way
without

You.