Acts 18:9-18; Psalm 47:2-7; John 16:20-23

as a woman
in labor
leaves her pain
as she embraces
the joy
of new life
so we
embrace
our joy
in God
a joy
that cannot
be taken from us
leaving
our fears
we sing
we praise
we know
who we are
in God’s love

Do you know who you are in God’s love?