Mornings are busy:
everyone leaving at the same time
for work and school
expecting the same day.

With a few left behind who decide
enough is enough
it’s time to rest
it’s time to play.

And for the rest of us
the Sabbath is retirement:
We can look back over six days
and have a thought maybe it’s time to change

not knowing when or whether to make the change
and risk incredible growth
for food in the mouth
and electricity in the room.

So when two parents manage
to move a family of seven children
out the door to school
this is a miracle.

With deep relief they watch
their children dash into school:
an immortal goodbye,
an ecstatic silence.

Why in the first place did we expect easy victory?
Beginnings are hard, and He waits for our miracle.