Kimberly Knowle-Zeller
A Blessing for the Haunted
A Blessing for the Haunted
If you’re crying
out in horror and disbelief
if your heart can’t take another news cycle
of violence and warfare
of bodies strewn and faces in anguish
you are not alone.
If you’re wondering
Why God
How God
How long, O Lord
you are not alone.
If your soul aches for this world
for those whose names are unknown
and stories untold
you are not alone.
For we bless and pray and call out
knowing the world is beautiful and horrible
safe for some and a war zone for others
we toss and turn, pray and plead
Why, God, why.
Our prayers —
Come
Peace
Please
Why
Our prayers, our sighs —
How long
How long
How long
Our conviction —
being haunted as we look away
while others cannot.
// This post is part of a blog hop with Exhale—an online community of women pursuing creativity alongside motherhood, led by the writing team behind Coffee + Crumbs. Click here to view the next post in the series "Haunted."
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