POETRY

Lent 2017

March 7, 2017

If we break the bread

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ but do not plant the seeds

If we drink the cup

 ​​ ​​ ​​​​ but do not trim the grapes

If we pick the flowers

 ​​ ​​​​ but do not tend the garden

If we enjoy the fruits

 ​​ ​​ ​​​​ but do not provide the care

then

 ​​ ​​ ​​​​ our gardens will wither and die

 ​​ ​​ ​​​​ our harvests will be small

and

 ​​ ​​ ​​​​ our visions will​​ less colorful

 ​​ ​​​​ our horizons will be shorter

 ​​ ​​ ​​​​ our hearts will beat slower

 ​​ ​​​​ our breathing will be more shallow

and

 ​​ ​​ ​​​​ we​​ will know hunger and thirst

 ​​ ​​ ​​​​ in our souls.

 

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