rest in God
(the habit)

rest
in God
and what does that mean

to rest
and sleep a little more
a little more in depth
and
to have dreams

and to dream well
or to dream of true struggles
that by
daylight
we must live through

and
where’s the resting

maybe it’s to nearly nap
to lie down
or lie
back
think easy
find the divine though easy
almost
fall asleep to thank
and then go down
in safety
for a while

or maybe
it’s
an attitude
for decision-making
to be at peace
even
in this meeting
of a board
or with a family

one person
two
or twenty

and in the situation to have
still-thinking
thinking through in an allied way
not
alone
but with others
who might not all
in the room
yet still
still
we know are present

rest might mean embrace
an arm around
and how can God do that
though

the maker of embrace
without doubt
has a way

to make it
think
make it feel
make it hope
and make it love

(also the inventor
of
love)

so rest in God
and maybe in each other
rest in God

c l couch


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“Lotus”
Jiediaosha, Shenzhen, China