Tremble

"I will arise and go to my father,and will say to him,
Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee.
Luke 15:18

The little birds shake and tremble
as they open their mouth wide for
their mother's treat.

Puppies and kittens nuzzle blindly
for their mother's milk.

Chlidren wait penniles
for the call of supper time.

And here I am trying to
Make sense of my life.

I shake and tremble,
come blindly and
wait in rags.

In hopes of finding
what is needed to survive,

Eyes opening to find grace
and a place at the table
of my Father's mercy.

Welcomed and received
in his love,
clothed and fed,
warmed and cherished.