PRAYER IS..................

[MIRIAM JACOB]

PRAYER IS.......................

Prayer

Is not warmed by a gentle candle

But requires you to

Hold the flame in your hand

And burn for another’s needs.

Prayer

Is not washed by wishful thoughts

But requires you to

Shred your mind through the cutting wires

And plead the blood.

Prayer

Is not answered by polite and gentle tapping

But requires you to

Fling yourself headlong against the door

Until it opens.

Prayer

Is not enveloping with soft love

But pleading to be able to let go-

For God to come,

And, wresting from our arms,

Bring forth a greater healing.


© PAULINE GRIFFITHS