The LORD
bless you and keep you
The LORD make his face shine upon you
and be gracious to you
The LORD lift his countenance upon you
and give you peace.
-- Numbers
6:24-26
your
smile:
the rising warm
removes the dismal shroud
and dries the inner storm
which I allowed
awhile.
your
breath:
a living wind
which clears away the past,
forgiving when I sinned
with lasting fears
of death.
your
voice:
the moving calm
that stills a static mind---
a proven balm to heal
the ills I find
in choice.
your
kiss:
an earthen thing
touched with growing grace,
that brings to birth in me
the face of GOD---
such bliss!
