Quieting

This State of Prayer

And so I continued on —

holding what appeared

in front of me —

listening with my heart

and letting go

as it faded

and changed before me —

laughing at the silliness

of having tried

so hard

to figure out this life,

grateful that it had

led me safely back

to this state of prayer.

From A Quiet Prayer

Resetting

I found I only needed

to know the very next step

in front of me.

Though it was often

painful to stand

right where I was,

I learned to respect

this place

of in-between,

to focus within —

to honor the journey

and live from

the quiet prayer

that had led me to

the most precious treasures —

resetting again and again

and continuing on.