Even from a distance, you know what I’m thinking.
–Psalm 139:2 (MSG)

I notice that when the details of my life
are attended to
I feel calmer.
Then I think, But I shouldn’t need that to be calm.
You know what I’m thinking,
and a thought comes from afar.
What if attending to details honours the way I’m made?

I think I’ve said too much, been too bossy,
and just as an old fear rounds the corner,
a picture comes to mind:
my friend smiling and accepting me as I am.

I start a meeting online
and, only then, realize I forgot to send
the document we need.
My colleague says,
“It’s okay.”
and we carry on.
After the meeting,
once again, a kind thought
drifts into my heart
like manna from heaven:
I made a mistake,
and it’s okay.

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
    neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the Lord.
–Isaiah 55:8 (NIV)

Credits and References:
“Thinking” by TIGER500. Used with permission.
“Manna” by Esther Hizsa, 2024.
“Gathering Manna” by Ercole de’ Roberti in the National Gallery, London, via Wikimedia Commons

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