"When I Was Born", a prayer poem
When I was born
you saw me
you held me
you loved me
As I grew
you saw me
you held me
you loved me
Every day
you saw me
you held me
you loved me
I was a part of your creation.
* * *
In the church
I grew
I learned
I loved
As a part of it
I grew
I learned
I loved
Every day
I grew
I learned
I loved
I was a part of the congregation.
* * *
When I met her
I fell
I rejoiced
I loved
As she smiled
I fell
I rejoiced
I loved
Every day
I fell
I rejoiced
I loved
I was a part of her creation.
* * *
In the church
they judged
they feared
they turned away
As we loved
they judged
they feared
they turned away
Every day
they judged
they feared
they turned away
I was apart from the congregation.
* * *
What is love
I hoped
I prayed
I searched
Who is right
I hoped
I prayed
I searched
Every day
I hoped
I prayed
I searched
Was I a part from your creation?
* * *
Every day I search for peace
Every day I pray for courage
Every day I celebrate the love you made
When you made me,
When you made her,
When you made us.
~ by Anonymous
(Shared with permission of this anonymous poet.)
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