247 - Renewing Connections

I got to thinking last week that I had fallen out of touch with many women whose friendship I value. These are women who had shared classes or Internet correspondences or ideas and confidences. It’s easy to let those relationships slip away. I forget to call or to write or to email and time passes along; then it seems odd to try to reach out after such an interval. But these are the vital ties that nourish me and in them I find God’s reflection.

Two Hundred Forty-Seven

Renewing Connections

In the intimacy of connection, I find You;
People-Linker, You coax the renewal of friendships.
Stymied by inertia, I have neglected these ties,
Slipped the knot that binds me to my story.

So much has changed, so little has changed,
Yet the details are rich and welcomed;
Catch me up again in the warmth of sharing,
Recollecting the reasons for past nearness.

I find You in this reestablished community,
My return from self-imposed separation;
Help to continue this quest of restoration,
Precious reminders of Your light.