Mary's Treasureনমুনা

Recognizing the Father

For Passover festival we would proceed

Jerusalem’s temple our custom to see.

But one year as we were then journeying back

Discovered our twelve-year-old son did we lack.

In fear I snatched up the dropped sash from his robe

“Oh, what if I lose him?” My heart filled with woe.

In haste we returned and did scour the town

Him teaching the rabbis of temple was found.

“My Father’s own house, was it not clear I’d be?”

Words pricked like a thorn, placing distance from me. 

A slight disconnection that Joseph saw too

Distinguishing earthly dad from Father true.