Another Year
by Rhianon Rae
Photo by Kym Van Der Plas
Pick up the camera
Pick up the phone
Quick snap the moment
And then we move on.
Run to the car
Get your bag and your shoes
Race to the school gate
The prize is you lose
Another year.
God has made the sun
Stand still in the sky
Should I ask Him?
Fulfil this cry?
Suspend this moment –
Let us stay here
Enjoying small victories
No transitions; no fear.
But Joshua
Did not give them rest.
Nor is Pre-primary
The Promised Land.
Or Year One or Year Two
University; marriage.
Only in you, God
And my times are in your hands.
And his times.
So.
Out of the car
In through the door
A gift for your teacher
Who gave so much more.
An icecream to savour
Bittersweet flavour.
Another year done,
The Promised Land still to come.
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Rhianon Rae— Regular Contributor
Rhianon is married to Sam and spends much of her time loving and looking after their three (soon to be four) children. In God’s kindness, she first heard the gospel from her parents, and has since trained in Christian ministry with UWA Christian Union and Trinity Theological College. In this season, she enjoys leading a Bible study, coffee dates with friends, watching cricket, and dreaming of the day she can play netball again.