TO SISTER MARTINUS

For this may God be praised:

our Christ was raised,

the temple is secure,

we shall endure.

The fellow with the tail

can make us fail,

can give us loneliness,

grief, shame, and stress.

There will be sobs and tears

and barren years

and prayers that won’t take wing

and stares that sting.

The Father sees it all

and hears our call.

He sees our sorest needs,

our hunger feeds.

Since food and clothes are sure,

since love is pure,

since prayers are always heard,

trust in the Word.