A Hand of Blessing

You are blessed

In your tears

And heartfelt fears

And in your dreams

Of a better way

Which feed your thirst

For rightful

Peace

The Beatitudes; Matthew 5:1-11

Blessed

You who stands

With open heart

And open hands

Which offer love

And cradle

Life

Blessed in your poverty

In how you live

And all you give

Of what you have

And what you haven’t

Blessed in your gentleness

And in your righteous rage

Which call for justice

Which challenge power

Which speak of

Love

You are blessed

By tiny fingers curled

Tentatively

Seeking certainty

And by calloused palms,

Blemished by life

And cracked by age

Bearing oft-silent wisdom

You are blessed

By the hand of God

Which is felt

In the tender touch

Of human hands

Outstretched

In love

And Blessing