If by Some Miracle

Dear God, please hear my prayer

Sometimes at night

Before I go to sleep

I’ll watch the stars

And pray for you

 

I’ll settle into silence

And try to communicate with God

But I never know exactly

What to say to Him

 

There’s too much I need to tell

Of your light and goodness

There’s too much I need to say about you

So I open my mouth to speak

 

“Dear God, she’s like a sister

So many promises I’ve made to her

Have yet to be fulfilled

So please let her be alright

 

Dear God, she’s still young

Many full years are before her

Don’t any of them away

Let her be alright

 

Dear God, please understand

We need her like fish needs water

If by some miracle you’re listening

Let her be alright.”

 

I sit by the window

And let the cold breeze chill me

Waiting for the dawn

Through the long hours of the night

 

I try to think of you

Of your laughter and your voice

And when I drown in these memories

I feel my cheeks, wet with tears

 

And in the silence of the morning

I kneel beside the hearth

Upon the dusty floor

And lift my hands in a silent prayer

 

“Dear God, no more agony

Have mercy on her

Have mercy on us

Let her live, let her be

 

Dear God, please

I’m begging you

Don’t do this

Let her be alright

 

I don’t know what

I’d do without her

So please let her be alright

Let her grace the world with her light.”

 

And here my voice falters

Because I don’t know if He’s listening

Is He somewhere in the clouds

Looking down upon us now?

 

Did he hear my prayers?

Did he know what you mean to me?

Will he try to make you alright?

If, by some miracle, he’s listening?

Author's Note

Written because a friend of mine got sick. Very sick. :( I'm praying for her.