Shelter in Place
by Jim Silva
We’d shelter in place
if we had one
a place to call home refuge sanctuary
an abode
where we could abide
a dwelling place
with a door
to open and close
and a roof
to cover our heads.
We’d shelter in place
if there was such a place
in this homeless world.
But seeing how there’s not
we’ve found shelter
elsewhere
found a place to abide and to dwell
found a place to call home.
Home
is where the heart is.
That’s all anyone really has
when you get right down to it.
The heart a home
spacious as the sky
warm as the womb
the one thing we possess
that no one can take from us.
Come along, Neighbor
open the door
find your way inside
and maybe just maybe
you’ll welcome me, too
home.
Jim Silva
April 5, 2020
Jim Silva attends the 10am Sunday Mass. You have seen him in the choir, lectoring, and cantoring. He is often seen with Colleen, who happens to be his wife. He is also a life coach. Look for his ad in the back of our bulletin.