Dear Shadow,

You who shadow me

you are the part of me

that is afraid to be me

the part who does not believe

in who I am

or trust that it is enough

Anxious One, always needing

needing to prove

needing to possess

I will hear you

for I cannot silence you

But I will not obey

I will sit with you, still

I will learn to walk through you

like a shadow

For I too have my secrets

hidden in plain sight:

I am not alone

Spirit fills me

Christ accompanies me

You have no power

I Am

this is sufficient

and God’s doing, not yours or mine

Dear Shadow, poor thing

come sit with me

and be at peace.

by the Rev. Steve Holmes