with hope and peace
As the butterfly soothes the petal
of a flower soon to cease.
Draw forth the strength
beneath woe's dark shade
As moonlight breaks through the trees
of a verdant, secret glade.
Urge me not to yearn
for that which I cannot have
And instead trust Your wisdom
to provide a gentle salve.
Show me Your love
in a young deer's sable eyes
As I enter the grassy lair
where tranquility lies."
- Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave, from her beautiful book "Healing Light: Thirty Messages of Love, Hope, and Courage"
