The Humble Star

I see that star at the top of that tree

And I know that it stands for hope

In the middle of a strange place

The long journey of faith

The into-the-unknown

The hope that brings both shepherds and kings

To this humble place

The spaces I was weren’t humble

They were filled with fancy lights and fancy people

Who had fancy ideas

That hurt people

Showed us how wrong we were and how we didn’t belong

But in all those fancy lights

There wasn’t a star like this

That led to a place so humble

But in this humble

I see love

I see compassion

I see hope

So may this star shine brightly

In our sky, on our trees, and in our hearts

And may we follow it to humility

So it can bring us hope.