Amy Secrist

Tag: faith

  • Hope Song

    Through the course of preoccupation with understanding I keep shadowed under the canopy of a forest built with efforts of every shape: goldened oaks, and old worries, fired maples and malcontent, bronzed birches and weeping brokenness, flamed crab-apples and crooked-perfection; the leaves are snapping free of the twig, while mistakes release to the noisy wind.…

  • At the Window

    He says,“Mom, come here, Mom,come here a second, Mom.Look out the window.  D’you hear that?Bird?  D’you hear that bird, owl?  Shhh, listen.” Then he tells me,“Your lap, Mom.  I want to sit on your lap, Mom.Fall asleep on you.  Ok?” I say,“Yes, coming.  Just a moment.I see, yes, I hear it.  Mourning dove, I think.”…

  • Prayer for Joy & Contentment, Peace Hope and Love

    Dearest Mother of God, pray this prayer alongside me, you who have borne great trials and suffering, who knows what it is to be fearful, confused, and full of anxiety. Support and encourage me to ask and receive, to knock and let it be opened, to call and be answered. Be with me in spirit…