Sunday, June 22, 2014

Poem: The Daily Miracle

I've never crossed a divided sea,
Nor lead an entire people to a battle's victory.
I've never defeated a giant twice my size,
Nor have I ever considered myself as someone very wise.
I've never been thrown into a fire,
Nor nearly put to death by someone who claims I'm a liar.
And never have I ever walked on water,
Nor commanded the skies to roll with thunder.
I've never moved a mountain aside--
--I still seem to be conquering my own pride--

--but at times I feel miraculous in my own little way
when I finally reach the end of the day,
all my distractions and worries, I throw them away,
and I find the strength to kneel down and pray.