Tension

Blessed are You,
Lord our God,
King of the Universe,
for embracing tension:
snake in the garden,
Israelites in the Red Sea,
King in a feeding trough,
lose your life to save it.

Blessed are You
for a world redeemed
yet still in shambles,
where death produces life,
waiting accomplishes much,
silence speaks,
and Love dances with doubt.

Blessed are You,
Lord our God,
King of the Universe,
for showing us hope
and expectation
in the presence of oppression
and dysfunction;
for joy in darkness;
for comfort that holds
every broken piece
with tenderness.

Photo by Damon Hall: https://www.pexels.com/photo/aerial-photo-of-seashore-1319110/