Envy the Dreamer

I envy those who dream

Of angels and visions
Of Christ from his heavenly perch speaking
Of love and justice and an imminent return yet

I have no such nighttime apotheosis

Of God’s revelation
Of His certainty for me or
Of His plans for things eternal so

I wish I had the same divination

Of where He is leading me or
Of what He would tell me
Of how I could best please Him but

I settle instead upon what is grounded in now

Of what I see while awake and only
Of the moment I can touch and what I can perceive
Of those whom He places into my cognizance and

I pray now is a suitable time for my redemption