A prayer-poem about being at a loss for words to share with God in these difficult times. Somehow, this meditation manages to return to hope; or, at least, what I call ‘the hope for hope.’
Words of Medicine
A long time
Has passed
Since I felt
Close to God.
And now
I have nothing
Left to say.
We sit together
In silence,
And I understand
That God, too,
Has nothing
Left to say.
Maybe tomorrow,
Or the tomorrow
After that,
We will speak
Together
In whispers
And prayers,
Gently hoping
To find words
Of medicine
As gifts
For one another.
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Postscript: With joy and curiousity, I’ve followed a poetic dialogue on Facebook, a conversation in poetry about communication with God. It began with Evan Schultz, who wrote about text messages from God, dedicating it to Menachem Creditor. Then Hanna Yerushalmi added her voice, then Emma Gotlieb, then Julie Brandon. (I hope that’s everyone..) It’s been tremendous to experience this call and response poetry. This is my addition to the poetic dialogue.
Please check out my latest volume Enter These Gates: Meditations for the Days of Awe and my other CCAR Press books: These Words: Poetic Midrash on the Language of Torah, This Grateful Heart, This Joyous Soul, and This Precious Life, which can also be purchased as the Grateful/Joyous/Precious trilogy. For reprint permissions and usage guidelines, see “Share the Prayer!” To receive my latest prayers via email, please subscribe (on the home page). You can also connect on Facebook and Twitter. For a taste of my teaching, see my ELItalk video, “Falling in Love with Prayer.”
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