Surrender

This is part of a syndicated series for Lent 2019 with Harvard’s Christian Journal Ichthus. Visit Ichthus at http://www.harvardichthus.org | By Isabella Zou, TD '21.

how to believe that He knows best:

– field grass, clothed

– birds, full-bellied

– lilies, well-rested

– upturned heads, softly alight, singing

it is my will that you remove my cup,

my hope that it is your will too—

let knees grind floor in mute unknowing

melting into raw soul flesh pain,

let bloodflow burst through glands and pores

pressure throbbing brain and mind,

let throat cords clang and shrill through ears

gulped by careless atmosphere

let the gut tremble take  it away

take it away

takeitaway

let it hope—

let it grip, let it hiss not my will but yours

yours