Scripture: Luke 15

“Whether it is a sheep left behind in a pasture, a coin misplaced in a home, or a son overlooked in the grief for another child, lost things don’t lose us; we lose them. And hopefully, with God’s help, we are given the gift of desire to seek and find.” –Ruthie Tippin, Fruit of the Vine

Query: What are you searching for?

Notice joy

The way your heart

lifts in your chest

with hope at the robin’s return

Perhaps this

is what the wishbone is for

Allow space for the pang

The hand around the heart

at the sight of a purpled leaf

A beauty too extravagant

This is how you can know

you are one of humanity

Build your tolerance

for what astounds you

Be amazed

even if kneeling on holy ground

means risking the thorns

in your bared soul

Do not fear the pain of being

wide awake to glory

Hear now, the chickadee call

Watch the fog

lift from the lake

There it is

in your own breath

sustenance and mystery

–Bethany Lee, The Breath Between