Rising

It was never a matter

of us saving ourselves,

never a case where any one

could individually rise,

never a case where some could go higher

with others left behind

I see it now. My own rising

entails the rise of my esteem

for everyone I see.  

The world is saved that way,

as we each see

the face of God in each other,

as we each witness

the glory of collective grace.

©Wendy Mulhern

May 18, 2019