Maundy Thursday

And so it begins
the three days on which everything turns
and all around
... life goes on

ambulances with lights flashing
spandex-clad bicyclists
grocery store clerks swiping credit cards
children playing while old people drink weak coffee

all around, life goes on
as if his last table wasn't being set
all around, life goes on
as if the guards weren't lining up, hoping to keep both ears
all around, life goes on
... as if today was normal

thanks be to God
that God arrives in the midst of ordinary
thanks be to God
that these three days may as well be normal
since, if God didn't show up in the midst of ordinary
if i had to somehow be special for God to show up
i'm out of luck

so tonight, some (on behalf of all)
will begin to watch
and wait
and hope

the three days begin