The shadows of trees lengthen on the church lawn
as the sun settles behind the horizon.
Did Jesus know how his short time on the cross
would lengthen into the days and nights of history?
The nails hammered into His hands need to be lengthened
to allow Christ's arms to embrace the whole world.
Lengthening the time spent in prayer in the hope
of galvanizing God's will to your own is not required.
God the Creator already lengthened creation
and does not need to be invoked to do more work.
My daughters asked, "How much longer?" as if the asking
would lengthen their desire for a shorter trip.
I replied, "Not much longer," knowing our time
together would lengthen into eternity.
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