“I pray to her, and to all who have gone before me. ”

I pray now

On my knees,

Like when I was a child

At my grandmother’s home.

Her worn knees

No longer made it possible for her,

I knelt on her behalf.

That’s what I told myself.

Now I kneel

On behalf of all the world,

Of all those I know

And those I do not know,

Of all those I love

And those I do not love,

Of those who will suffer

And those who will not,

Of those who will live,

And those who will die.

I pray to her,

And to all who have gone before me,

Those who sacrificed for me

And those who sacrificed for all,

Those who knew me

And those who know all others,

Those that loved me

And those who love all others,

Those who have suffered

And those who have not.

I pray for wisdom

And strength

And hope

And courage.

I pray for a miracle

Not knowing what that might mean.

But, praying it will bring

Healing

Justice

And peace.