my friend’s surgery was “good” (friend’s word); now he’s recovering, the  recovery being complex and uncomfortable

thank you for prayers and good thoughts; any such that could be offered or given toward recovery would be really appreciated—Christopher



2 poems that deal in prayer



what we ask

I sin
and God is with me
loving me
though not approving
I don’t think

I ask the psalmist’s ask
and will receive
not
because I’m David
or a prophet or
a choirmaster for the court
but because
I ask
and God is love


(say from Psalm 51)



in prayer

and
do we get what we ask
gee
I don’t know
though if I had to guess I’d
say
the answer’s yes

yes
we do

all
right
unless we ask for evil
or we make evil
sinful good
and so deceive ourselves and then
beseech

but
you know
God’s rather smart
having
invented smart

and though God’s old
there’s nothing feeble to typify
as
sometimes we stay keen
all the way through

and God
stay keen forever
having
invented keen
as well and also I believe that God
is
yes
old
but also as young
as young as now

so about asking
and
what we ask for tends to be good
which might
surprise

and so
we’ll get that

we will get
the good



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