I’ve already felt it 

and 

known it

in quick flashes

and 

slanting glances

here

and

there

and 

everywhere

but oh, so fleeting…



To receive it 

and

be redeemed by it,

I must open my hands – 

knowing that whatever they have clenched tightly 

for these many years of a 

lifetime – 

will fall away,

unfinished in my sight…



If I think on this too long,

I lose my breath

and begin to feel woozy – 

I 

Must

Not

Think!!!



I must 

simply 

open    my    hands 

to provide the space

and trust 

the presence of God’s grace.