WE ARE AFRAID /A prayer for hope

 

It is everywhere:

Anger, grief, fear, war, 

Famine, corruption, greed, 

And paranoia. 

The willfully malignant

Who live to hate, and

Fools who despise science and learning —

It’s horrible 

And we are afraid.  

We were afraid so

We prayed for it all to go away

But it didn’t 

So now we pray for survival. 

May this era pass (as all eras eventually do)

With the least amount of 

Damage and pain possible 

To our bodies and spirits and

To our freedom and to our planet.

We are afraid but going forward.

We pray for the strength to resist the cruelty 

And the brains to know when to hide. 

We pray for elders’ counsel and youths’ outrage,

Brilliant strategies and victories,

Adequate funding,

Joy when it can be found and

Kindness when it cannot. 

And hope. 

We pray for hope. 

Amen