A prayer at Epiphany
I revised this piece last week and I am dedicating this poem to all who have lost loved ones, especially those who have lost a dearly beloved child around the holidays. I can't think of anything more painful. I hope this gives comfort to those who are hurting.I believe that when we feel the most alone that there are many others we might not even know praying for us at that very same time.
A Prayer At Epiphany
Dear Lord,I pray
that this suffering will come to an end.
I see broken dreams
people loosing their homes, their land, their lives.
And there is bloodshed on the mountains
and in the deserts
even the sky.
Dear Lord, I pray
Can you make the sun again.
Ice is melting
fires burning
storms raging in the wind.
Ancient footsteps
walk beside me
through the snow covered streams.
And I climbed up to that mountaintop
to ask God why
all these children gone and no one knows why.
Dear Lord, I pray
won't you make the sun shine again.
And he answers
from a distance
bringing sunshine through white hills
There is a land of brightness
a place for justice
a place for peace.
The rivers run free and clear
and I take away all your fear.
You will find the way
through the darkness
let your heart lead you the way.
Just keep giving
I know you care.
The love you hold on to
will lead you there.
And rest assured
a promise for the cure
to the suffering all have to face
out of the land of misfortune and pain
is a narrow road to my grace.
You will see them again
beyond the shadows
beyond the darkness of the cruel.
They are with me
in eternity
safe and sound waiting for you.
And when your mission
I sent you on
has concluded victory
you will join us
in the promised land
of peace and harmony.
Joanne Kathleen Farrell
