In the Midst of It All...Love Has Come

In the midst of it all…
a government tax, a burdened journey,
a burgeoned town,
no room
in the midst of it all.

In the midst of it all…
each single life, here and now,
walks the hard pavement of ordinary life,
wading through
the sinking mud or flash flood
of waking tasks,
worried racks of anxious unknowns.

But, somewhere in this night,
the desert night of long ago,
or this daily desert of a road—
a twinkling here, a shining there,
a flower blooms
in deepest winter.
Love has come
and calms the shiver.

A warming kiss
a soft embrace,
a lighted window
a stable place.

In the midst of it all…
a hard won labor,
grace is born in fleshly groans.
The baby cries his birthday song
as angels weep and sweep
the heaven-to-earthbound glory.

And, love has come,
to each and every one of us
whether our eyes are open
and we perceive,
or closed in lonely fear.

We will receive
this love come to us –
whether open-hearted
in abundant waves,
or in unsuspected
and surprising ways.

Love has come.
Love has come…
Arise and shine – with the sun!
Love has come
in newborn grace
to offer truth
and God a face.