Behold! - Pamela C. Hawkins

 Holy preparation, 

counterweight of surprise,

plumbline of hospitality, 

you are the fresh hay quietly strewn,

soft linen bands newly torn, 

to hold the One who is to come.

O Preparation, catcher of the off guard,

leveler of all things high and low,

you are the smoother of rough edges

and bearer of good news.

Come, reveal our webs of apathy,

with holy, sweeping light. Amen.