Signs from God

there are signs from God everywhere
in places we would not expect
in the bloodshot eyes of a lonely man
smelling of whiskey
in the kindness of someone who has no idea
what their kind words mean
we often want God in a box
keeping Him easily manageable

easily controlled

not a threat to our sensibilities or will
this is nonsense
and it doesn't limit God
it limits us
Our Beloved is not just in "this or that"

just "here or there"
He is always everywhere
in our despair
in our joy
in our foolishness
in our failure
in our devotion
He is all and in all
in Him we live

move

have our being
this is why sin separates us from Him
not Him from us,
He is still there,
waiting for us to repent
and to realize His crazy love
for us

wkm