A gentle reminder

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Do you think 
you could have any gift
that isn’t Godlike?
Any being
that isn’t whole, sublime?
Any hope
that’s not a perfect homing
to where your Father keeps you
all the time?

Fear not, dear one,
for you were never lost,
nor ever tasked 
to be your own creation.
Your Father-Mother tends you
without burden, without cost—
your tribute is the joy 
of your salvation. 

Wendy Mulhern

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