Prayer

I went
into the desert
on your behalf
in the dark
in the cold
in silence
I kept on
until my feet
felt the warmth
of Love
I stopped
and knelt
and filtered the sand
My fingers found
Truth so fine
like fire.

By Wendy Yanikoski

(Wendy Yanikoski is a member of Most Sorrowful Mother of God Parish in Vevay.) †