When a Church Loses a Pastor 

by Kate English

 

 

On our knees tryna find a new prayer 
Skin scrapes dirt to feel the wet of God’s tongue 
Will His soft sunlight stall the air?  

Voices thrum with low despair, 
Making the flight of the first dove 
On our knees tryna find a new prayer 

What still slow waiting must we bare?
Hope nests with ache inside the young
Will His soft sunlight stall the air? 

No flesh, no scrolls, no oaths to repair 
No melodies or wails unsung 
On our knees tryna find a new prayer 

Shaking hands pressed close with care
Thoughts toward his warmth, gardens he dug
Will His soft sunlight stall the air? 

An absence this full must send up a flare 
Swaddling grief rends a richer love 
On our knees tryna find a new prayer
Will His soft sunlight stall the air? 

 

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