YOU come to us with your refreshing words,

Dancing and showering tiny little drops of trust.

Desiring to quench our thirsty beings,

Calling us to have faith in YOU.

But the flood of suffering sweeps us away,

And we begin to doubt your presence instead.

YOU come to us with your tender voice,

Humming and whistling in the gentle breeze. 

Desiring to calm our restless beings,

Inviting us to hope in YOU.

But the storm of anxiety engulfs us

And we tend to lose hope instead.

YOU come to us with your soothing melodies,

Singing gently the good news of your love.

Desiring to fill our lives with your music,

Persuading us to love without measure.

But the thunder of violence deafens us

And we feel afraid instead.

But…

YOU continue to shower us with your trust,

Refusing to doubt in us,

How shameless of YOU!

YOU continue to surround us with your hope,

Refusing to lose hope in us,

How foolish of YOU!

YOU continue to bless us with your love,

Refusing to stop the music,

How insane of YOU!

Speechless this leaves us though,

We stutter to pray with heads bowed low,

For the grace to make us too, 

Shameless, foolish, insane like YOU.

• Jeevan Mendonsa, SJ

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