The Jesuits of Canada and the United States graciously invited me to reflect in real time with them during these election days. What came as I reflected was a poem entitled "The Signs". I pray it brings you peace in these uncertain times and offers a whisper of hope for this moment. I invite you to click below to pray with the poem's words of hope and prayer for peace as I read it aloud. Blessings!
The Signs
Like lost souls along the highway
the signs dithered in the wind,
air as harsh as the state of things,
direction as sporadic,
and the sun lights them with the warmth of a new day
the hope of constancy, celestially offered.
Hope does not erase reality
negate uncertainty
Hope feels your pulse
and tells you you are still alive
that the sun will rise
that Christ is risen
and so must you.
Rise to the call of new life
Not just for you but for all.
Hope nestles close and I can feel
its tiny breath
like a child pressed close beneath my chin
secure and fragile
shallow, syncopated breaths
reassured by presence
This is our moment to live
to shine
to hope
and to know that no matter what happens
no party can define us, no ballot break our being
our hope will call us onward
to stand together face to face and heart to heart
and together, our lives will be the signs
of a new hope dawning for one and for all.
