Hard Times

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Hard times take many forms: the loss of a job or other economic hardship; the devastation of a flood or other natural disaster; the horror of violent assault. Just getting out of bed can be an act of great courage at times like these. Whisper a prayer for yourself, or say one for your friend, community, or the world. Hope will find you. 
 

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“For the length of a medical visit my imagination roamed the wreckage of another’s mind and hers, mine…” 
“When my cold dead hand brushed against Aaron’s collar,/his soul purred with a satisfied hymn of approval…”
The power to bless is the power / to choose.
“Some time ago (I can’t say when) it leeched into my thoughts as through a cracked wall, / a breach in my otherwise fortified mind.”
“Did I harden my heart to survive?”
“I know You’re up there, /but I’ve been down here. / Do you see the things I see?”
“What things do you have planned? Do you march with torches? Do you scream out for our death?”
“Sometimes there is not /  enough space / to contain all of the grief.”
“After the pain settles, and swear words stop, /I am left with healing of my body. / But healing of body takes time…”
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