God digs in, if you’re strong enough to let him. ~ Maureen Gibbons

If soldiers dig in they make trenches,
a place to wait, to anticipate attack,
a spot they intend to hold, to be.
If you dig in at the table enthusiasm,
excitement, anticipation, pleasure awaits.
If fingernails or a pick dig in they press hard,
make a place for themselves, hold on
to not let go, to stay attached, to cling.
If opponents dig in they plan to stay,
anticipate a battle, decline to retreat.
If you shovel to mix fertilizer in dirt
you’re digging in to blend, to make one
of things that were separate.
To dig in is to prepare to work, to resolve.
God dug in, God digs in, God will dig in.
God’s in to stay, and lo, I will be with you
always, even to the end of time.
God digs in. And if we’re strong enough
to know we’re not god,
he’ll hold us in his care forever.