Christin

You

You caught my eye across the room and smiled,

My heart leapt within me,

What caused this sudden joy to rise and swell? --

Christ in you.

You brushed your hand across my shoulder,

A simple touch.

So why the warmth that flooded through my spirit? –

Christ in you.

A handshake firm, a gentle honest smile, --

And yet there’s more,

For deep within your eyes, I’m drawn to : --

The Christ in you.

A lonely neighbour, stops to have a chat,

What does she need,

My company, advice or clever wit? --

No, Christ in me

A fellow shopper, moaning in the mall,

Shall I join in?

Or speak a word of comfort, joy or cheer: --

Through Christ in me.

The aching, hurting, lonely and the lost,

I cannot reach them all;

But I must place before the ones I see, --

The Christ in me.

What will they see, when they are in our church?

A happy group,

Who cling together in exclusion? Or --

The Christ in us.

Will they see love? – One for another,

And for them?

Love they cannot fathom, but which flows :--

From Christ in us.

We may not have the answers that they seek

To all the mysteries of life;

But we can let them see the One who does, --

Christ in us.© Ailsa Yates 14/3/01http://groups.msn.com/PoemsfromtheLordbyAilsaYates/