I love this image so much. I pray that Christ would become so intimate to me that I can hold and caress him this way. A lovely poem. Thank you for sharing!
Tania, this poem lands differently than it did the first time I read it in Thousand Vessels. Thank you for reposting it here as "Jesus' Ma." 😉
These last three lines struck me,
"...and now he nuzzles next to my heart?
That he wraps his hand around
my finger and holds on?"
Isn't that just what God intended to do when he put on flesh and came as a baby, to nuzzle next to our hearts and wrap his hands around our fingers and hold on?
So lovely. I can see and feel this whole poem.
the soft wrinkle of flesh
between his forefinger and thumb.
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I love this image so much. I pray that Christ would become so intimate to me that I can hold and caress him this way. A lovely poem. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you, Jason!
Always worth a reshare. So beautiful, Tania!
Thank you, Megan!
The imagery of that first stanza ... oh my gosh. Thank you for sharing (yet again ;) )!
Lovely words to say. Thank you!
Tania, this poem lands differently than it did the first time I read it in Thousand Vessels. Thank you for reposting it here as "Jesus' Ma." 😉
These last three lines struck me,
"...and now he nuzzles next to my heart?
That he wraps his hand around
my finger and holds on?"
Isn't that just what God intended to do when he put on flesh and came as a baby, to nuzzle next to our hearts and wrap his hands around our fingers and hold on?
Brava! And Merry Christmas tide!
Thank you so much, Jody, for this kindness. Merry Christmas!