A Moment

For an instant,

in my prayer,

I saw all the darkness of the world

as being short as a breath —

an exhale awaiting the inhale,

an infant’s need reaching out

to be gathered into loving mother arms,

And all the world’s travails,

throughout all time,

as just that moment of the asking,

calling forth the full embrace

that brings us all in and in

into the truth of everlasting Love.

©Wendy Mulhern

September 1, 2013