Letters from a Young Father

You are not the first
The sun has kissed nor the last
But we will hold you and kiss you
Like the very first and the very last
No wind has blown through your hair
No ground has touched your feet
But you are in our every step
& all the air
You are still beyond time
But in our eyes you are already forever
Neither boy nor girl
We raise your tiny heart to the sun
& offer the promise of you to the sky
To the earth & to the wind
Let them bless those fresh first heartbeats
Those tiny knocks on our door
Born from courage
And the faith
Of this new soul called
You

wholeness that comes with peace

The peace behind the leap of faith

The faith we touched when we rested our

A child is not given to a parent

Only lent

There are questions that only exist

To be asked

Never answered

Why do people have to die

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So get out of the way

Let life guide you

Whoever it is

Wherever

Whatever the price

Reach out to them with abandon

Love truthfully

And faithfully

Because if you don’t

You’ll end up

Sharing your days with someone

Who reminds you of the one

You were born to die for

& that’s not living

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So get out of the way

Let life guide you

Whoever it is

Wherever

Whatever the price

Reach out to them with abandon

Love truthfully

And faithfully

Because if you don’t

You’ll end up

Sharing your days with someone

Who reminds you of the one

You were born to die for

& that’s not living

say that God exists might be a lie

But to say He doesn’t is an even bigger one

Have the courage

To find meaning without them

True meaning

Is understanding rather than knowing

Understanding that

Although you will never hold all the whys or the wherefores

You can live deeply and faithfully nonetheless

Answers are not the answer

It’s the question that counts

Instead of wasting away

Searching for answers