THIS WEEK’S SCRIPTURES

Monday, Dec 22: Luke 1:46b-55; Isaiah 33:17-22; Revelation 22:6-7, 18-20;

Tuesday, Dec 23: Luke 1:46b-55; 2 Samuel 7:18, 23-29; Galatians 3:6-14;

Wednesday, Dec 24: Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14

Thursday, Dec 25: Isaiah 62:6-12; Psalm 97; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:1-20

Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98; Hebrews 1:1-12; John 1:1-14

Friday, Dec 26: Psalm 148; Wisdom 4:7-15; Acts 7:59-8:8;

Saturday, Dec 27: Psalm 148; Proverbs 8:22-31; 1 John 5:1-12;

The Fourth Sunday of Advent

Tethered



When we were children, we fell asleep

with walkie talkies tucked under our pillows.

All that separated us was a bathroom,

a hallway, a few feet of empty space,

but as children, even small distances can feel like miles.

So after the parents whispered prayers over our skinned knees

and spelling tests, after they kissed our sweaty foreheads and tucked us into bed, we’d pull the walkie talkies out from under our pillows.

We’d roll the dial on the top of the transceiver.

We’d sputter that invisible tether to life.

And with a few crackles in the quiet of the night,

you’d whisper my name.

I’d press down the button.

I’d promise I was close.

As an adult, I don’t know what ever happened

to those blue-grey walkie talkies.

But I know,

that even today,

if the monsters in the closet feel too real,

and you whisper my name,

I promise I’ll be close.