I read a lot... and am given a lot to read. However, the following poem concerning prayer has stood out among the rest. Enough so, that I'm sharing it here. Definitely something to chew on...
An Embarrassment by Wendell Berry
"Do you want to ask
the blessing?"
"No. If you do,
go ahead."
He went ahead:
his prayer dressed up
in Sunday clothes
rose a few feet
and dropped with a soft
thump.
If a lonely soul
did ever cry out
in company its true
outcry to God,
it would be as though
at a sedate party
a man suddenly
removed his clothes
and took his wife
passionately into his arms.
I LOVE that. It's so true.
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