God Among Us

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God among us

Watch it  -
For God
Has broken loose
And is out
Among the people!


Awake!
For God is here,
Among us!
Beware!
For He walks
And dwells with us!

Oh God
Of the unexpected,
Forgive us
That we do not see
Your hand
In all things.
Forgive us
When we try
To cage you
And pull you down
To our size.
Forgive us
That we do not see
That you are bigger,
And more active
In our world
Than what we expect.

And God speaks to us all:
"I am with you
At all times
And will not leave
Those of you
Who will come to me."


God is always here,
Among us all,
Working where
We are not looking.
God is always here,
Working among us
Where we do not expect.

But then,
Who expected a baby
In a manger?


Watch it!
Be careful!
For God is out
In the world
And is always doing
The unexpected!
Look around you to see
Where God is doing
The unexpected
In your part of the world.

Go forth from this place
In love and in peace.