COIN, SHEEP AND SON 

Luke 15 

Lost and found,
a “baaing” sheep caught
in thick brambles,
a shiny coin lost
in the dark underneath
of a carpenter’s table,
a pigsty scented son
in a far country,
all three waiting in
disconnection,
sheep and coin,
waiting and wondering,
a son hitting bottom,
caught in entanglements,
stuck in himself, also alone
in a dark mess,
a father back home waiting,
looking out each day
for his son's return, an older
brother who could care less,
the sheep, the coin, found,
the younger son deciding
to come home,
all three swept clean by grace
and kindness and love.
When found, celebrate.

Okay, sometimes

older brothers don't,

but God does.

© Andrew Costello, 2007