The Hem, The Hand, The Call

Lydia Royce   |   August 7, 2024 

“I will be made whole,”

She said,

“If only I touched

The hem of His garment.”

 

“My daughter will be well,”

He said,

“If only you’d come

And lay your hands on her.”

 

“My brother would be alive”

They said,

“If only you were here.

He would not have died.”

 

His hem

His hand

His call

Made them

Whole and

Well and

Alive

 

The longing

The heart-need

The desire.

 

To be whole,

When memories of memories

Vivid images of betrayals

Rise in the dreams.

 

To be well,

When exhaustion

And despair

Cause tangible pain.

 

To be alive,

When dreams die

When hopes crush

And it seems like the end

 

The hem

The hand

The call

Make all things

 

Whole –

Restoring

What was lost

Building strong walls

 

Well –

Raising me slowly

From the ashes

Wiping away pain

 

Alive –

Infusing a wave

Of new life

Into dead bones

 

His hem

His hand

His call

Are making me

Whole and

Well and

Alive.

 

Photo by Tom Fisk: https://www.pexels.com/photo/eagle-flying-low-on-grass-field-14027357/

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Lydia Royce

Lydia and her husband served as educator missionaries in a rustic village in Odisha for 18 years before moving to their hometown in Mumbai. She has 2 teenage daughters and 1 not-a-teenage-yet son. Lydia holds an M.A in Literature from Mumbai University, Master of Education from the National Institute of Christian Education, Australia, and is an alum of the Renovaré Institute of Spiritual Formation, USA. She is preparing to launch a program called With-God Education with her husband in the coming months. She loves binging on movies/series on law and mystery and Mangalore mixture. Lydia is a contemplative at heart and you can read her thoughts at www.stirringsinmysoul.wordpress.com

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