AWARENESS
I don’t know where I found this poem, or when it was written, but I’ve always liked it very much. God–let me be aware
Let me not stumble blindly down the ways
Just getting somehow safely through the days,
Not ever groping for another hand
Not even wondering why it all was planned
Eyes to the ground unseeking for the light
Soul never aching for a wild-winged flight,
Please, keep me eager just to do my share,
God — let me be aware.
God — let me be aware.
Stab my soul fiercely with others’ pain,
Let me walk seeing horror and stain,
Let my hands, groping, find other hands,
Give me the heart that divines, understand,
Give me the courage, wounded, to fight,
Flood me with knowledge, drench me in light.
Please, keep me eager just to do my share. God — let me be aware.…
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