Poem September 2, 1996 Issue

Downpour

Kimberly Crooks Korinek

It's all right to cry.
Even if the tears take you down to a place
you thought no one ever knew about,
behold the Christ is here.

You are not alone.

Behold the Christ is here,
the spirit of God,

giving a cup of cold water,
pouring you out a blessing,
filling up the vacant hope,
spilling over with
an endless, purifying love
and assurance:
"I have overcome the world."*

The Christ is here,
carrying you with the truth
that your life is flooded with
God's infinite goodness.

Be comforted now with clearer, wider vision.

You are not alone.

*See John 16:31-33.

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