Give Us a Sign

written by Kiah Gaskin

Vulnerable God

Fragile, naked baby

We confess that the sign we often seek is not one of weakness

but of power:

Power that promises to maintain our image of you

as the only one that matters

Word made flesh

Lamp to our feet

We confess that the sign we often seek is not one of mystery

but of answers:

Answers that perpetuate our dependence on the status quo

by silencing the stories of the unexpected

Help us to see through your birth a child

as in need of relationship as us

That we might make room at our tables for the stranger

That we might make room in our hearts for you