children

All week long,

we are asked to be many things to many people,

But here, now,

we are simply your children, O God.

All week long,

we are pushed and pulled, torn in many directions,

But here, now,

we find our center, O Christ.

Here, now,

ready our hearts for worship, O Holy Spirit.

Submitted by Rev. Sarah W. Wiles, Bethany Presbyterian Church (Tacoma, WA)