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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

As You Pause



The wind blows, the water falls, 
the fire rages, the earth quakes. 
Life is forever different. You are forever altered. 
The siren blares, crushed bodies,
 twisted metal, broken glass. 
Life is forever different. You are forever altered. 
To stretch across the land to lend a helping hand. 
You begin to reach out, but how far can one arm stretch? Together we can extend ourselves 
over land and across the sea. 
Outside yourself you step
To those in pain, fear, and need. 
You rushed toward the hurt to give comfort, hope, 
an opportunity to begin again and heal. 
What you found is that now your heart and life are 
forever different. You are forever altered.
For this, you wipe a tear and thank God profoundly,
 as you pause and kneel.