Hope in the Middle

A precious child
A Child of Light
Born this day
To bless us all.

We think we know
What Life’s about.
Things to do.
Places to be.

A child arrives
And nothing else matters.
For an instant…
We are fully present.

The birth of a child
Is a Holy Moment.
We all know it.
We all feel it.

Out of the darkness
She brings Light.
The Light of her eyes.
The Light of her Love.

Before she was born
There were fears
And flowing waves
Of pain.

Now she is here…
Giving Love.
Receiving Love.
Making God’s Love Real.

She is born to a world
Where many are lost.
They dream of salvation
But they have lost Hope.

Yet, Hope is right here.
In the eyes of a child.
In her laughter
And in her special song.

This Christmas season
Let there be Hope,
God’s Sacred Present
In the middle of All That Is.

For Reagan Hope Scotchel on her birth day, December 19, 2004
With love from Rick Wilkes. I am honored to be your friend.