Today I ache with weariness
… from doing battle.
I am too tired to muster hope or joy
… but knowing they are there is enough.
The lesson learned is that we can have faith
… even when we can’t feel faith.
Going on, putting one foot in front of the other,
… is having faith.
Accepting setbacks without coming to a halt
… is having faith.
Being kind when the urge is great
… to express our pain through anger
… is having faith.
Becoming still before the beauty of a flower
… when the impulse is to destroy all within our reach
… is having faith.
Faith that lifts us up and makes us soar
… is practice for the faith
… that sticks by us when we are too tired to have faith.
Copyright © 2009 Anna Jedrziewski