Thursday, January 21, 2016

I choose to live life on my knees

I choose to live life on my knees
By Carlos Rodriguez 
From the "Poetry and Prayers to unite America" Collection. 
De la coleccion "Poemas y Oraciones para unir America".

I choose to live life on my knees, 
Kneeling as a sign
of reverence 
to the sacredness of it All, 
the sacredness of your story and mine, of your wounds and mine, of your joys and mine 

I choose to live life on my knees, 
Kneeling as a sign of reverence 
to the sacredness of it All, 
Kneelin, Opening, 
The heart as wide as the soul will stretch because from the bottom grace can be received not from the top
because from the bottom tears can wash over us all

But tears do not fall upward...there is such a thing as gravity 

"Blessed are those that cry..." He said 

I choose to live life on my knees, 
Kneeling as a sign of obedience 
to the deep secret of sacred within 

Knighted by the longing deep within All that we will work towards a world where we stop throwing miracles away 

I choose to live life on my knees, 
healing your broken feet- the only way I know 
with calloused hands 

Kissing the wounds of your journey, whatever "camino" you have walked 
Standing in awe of the God that encouraged you through so many massacred streets 

Psalm 23:4 

I choose to live life on my knees, 

Not because I cannot stand 

but because I cannot stand alone 
without holding on to your hands 

In this the great circle we are meant to stand together 
and yet so many are pushed down on their knees 

So I have decided that I will live life on my knees 
grasping for hands at either side of the circles of those pushed down on their knees 

Standing slowly. Overwhelmed. As we lift each other up. 

Until no one is left down on their knees. 

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