Open Palms (Psalms and Prayers)

Tiny digits grip tight the index finger

Life anew – soft, smooth, buoyant, resilient

Blessings amongst the countless, each in its moment

To snatch the fleeting, capture and embrace…..forever

Yet hold with open palms

To expand the mind, examine each thought, take captive the truth

Still a defiant soul yearning for peace

Nails pierce the open palms

Needful digits clutch tight His presence

Weathered hide, gnarled and worn

Life receding as it began, dependent on Him

Arms spread wide in welcome…..endless grace

Gathered with open palms

To seize this friendship, to grasp such gifts of munificence

Yet bow the spine with flex of knee

To pray with open palms  

John 19:18                     “where they crucified Him…..”

Matthew 19:14-15         “But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”  And He laid His hands on them and departed from there."