EPIPHANY GIFTS
Wise men from the East
opened their Treasure,
offering Him gifts . . .
GOLD
FRANKINCENSE
MYRRH
If I could give you a gift,
would it be GOLD,
remembering others
who freeze for lack of shelter?
The gift I can give
is the GOLD of silence
in daily prayer.
If I could give you a gift,
would it be INCENSE,
remembering others
who choke for lack of clean air?
The gift I can give
is the INCENSE of joy
before God at the altar.
If I could give you a gift,
would it be MYRRH,
remembering others
who die for lack of fragrant oil?
The gift I can give
is the MYRRH of tears
for the easing of wounds.
SC+, Epiphany 2009