Those who were
my enemies without cause
have hunted me
like a bird;
they flung me
alive into a pit
and hurled
stones on me;
water closed
over my head;
I said, “I am
lost.”
I called on
your name, O Lord,
from the depths
of the pit;
you heard my
plea, “Do not close your ear
to my cry for
help, but give me relief!”
You came near
when I called on you;
you said, “Do
not fear!”
You have taken
up my cause, O Lord,
you have redeemed my life.
(Lamentations 3:52-58)
Fear drowns
hearts and minds
Building walls
against the sun.
Seen above (and on home-page mastheads): “Darkness of Chartres West Portal” by Gerard di Falco.
Readings are from Streams of Mercy: a meditative commentary on the Bible by Ann Kristin Haldors Fontaine (used with permission of the author).