Peace

As the lungs remember to breathe, even when we sleep

the spirit keeps us alive through

the dream of our will

Mark Nepo, "The Book of Awakening"

"Peace depends on whether we fight

or ride

the stream"

Mark Nepo

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 Sometimes Lord

life is a struggle

Sometimes, it seems as if nothing goes right

as if all is chaos

confusion

disintegration

life feels like trying

to claw one's way

up the stream

against a current 

of hate and fear and remorse

a current of failure

and regret

that is simply too powerful

and soon Lord

I am exhausted

I have tried too hard

too long

I have fought

and struggled

and I am still in

the 

same 

place

but sometimes Lord

I am moving

changing

growing

I am moving through life

watching the 

beauty as it unfolds around me

funny how those moments

are those when

I stop

and trust

that the powerful

flow of your Spirit

will carry me

to 

safety

peace