Shattering the smattering
Of calm I had created,
Grace, a gratuity
Disrupted my day.<\/p>\n
Interrupting the ennui
I kept on feeling
An alien intruder
Stepped in my way.<\/p>\n
Pacifying the pestering
Voice which kept nagging
I sought out a sanctuary
Any port in a storm.<\/p>\n
Reluctantly resigned
To divine solicitation
The carols and bells
Beguiled me again.<\/p>\n
Unbidden, unwanted
Joy overcame me
In spite of reluctance
Immersed once more.<\/p>\n
Profoundly pregnant
Stuffed with the sacred
I wondered as I wandered
Out the back door<\/p>\n
Who sent out the signal
That lured and allured me
Called me and caught me
On that cold day?<\/p>\n
A Father frantically calling?
A Son prodigally prodding?
A Spirited homing device?
GPS grace?<\/p>\n
Or was it the familiar
Plaintive lament
Of a newborn child
Who was Heaven sent?<\/p>\n
Some calls must be answered
Some cries must be heard,
Some voices are insistent
Especially the Word’s.<\/p>\n
BW3<\/p>\n
Dec 12 2006<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Shattering the smatteringOf calm I had created,Grace, a gratuityDisrupted my day. Interrupting the ennuiI kept on feelingAn alien intruder Stepped in my way. Pacifying the pesteringVoice which kept naggingI sought out a sanctuaryAny port in a storm. Reluctantly resignedTo divine solicitationThe carols and bellsBeguiled me again. Unbidden, unwantedJoy overcame meIn spite of reluctanceImmersed once more.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":199,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n