Prayer Chain

My sister-in-law is learning to crochet.

Loop by loop,

          a baby's blanket,

                              thick and soft and warm,

flows beneath her hook.

A hope,

     A prayer,

          A promise, 

For our tiny new-born nephew,

     And his topsy- turvy heart.

A vision unfurling,

                               of clutching fingers,

                                    of baby giggles,

                                                                 of peaceful nurturing sleep

A tangible expression of rock-solid faith,

     In the One who guides the surgeon's touch,

                    Who gently untangles 

                                    every wayward strand.