God's Smile

God looks into your eyes with a son's inquisitive gaze, With memorable photographs from an old album, With sky reflected in puddles, when looking up feels too hard, With light from windows that calls toward Father's house. God holds the soul close in the embraces of a swallow-daughter, With wings of wind that awakens spring flowers, With the warm scent of bread just taken from the oven, With a heartfelt song, warmed by sincere communion. God smiles in the heart with a toddler's toothless mouth, With a sunbeam that kisses cheeks at dawn, With a smiley in Viber and a friendly: "Hi! How are you?", With the transparency of silence that pierces the soul with peace. Grant us, O God, to look at everyday life with children's eyes, So that the miracles of Your smiles, touches, gazes we might see...