Sunrise by Henry Worthy, Obl Cam OSB, London

The Courage to Pray Easter Prayers



By Peter Menkin

Searching for the words, the courage


to pray enters my life. Like an arrow,


the declaration of thanksgiving comes


and I say aloud, moving my lips:






Like promise, like heart song, like breath


that is in me--speak. My friend the monk


advises: speak. So trying short notes,


with courage of soul, speak I do.






There is just the two of us; so I believe:


God in Christ, Holy Spirit, for it is courage


brought to the self through the grace of God,


I pray. Like an arrow, the words go heavenward.

Leaving your Mark, photo by Rick White, Mill Valley, CA