Two little boys will be entering
\nheaven today,
\nwith their father.
\nThey are frightened and confused.
\nThere are many prayers.
\nIt is difficult to leave.
\nThey are a way a flower opens
\nto gather the sun,
\nto be christened by the wind,
\nto enfold the openness of the sky.<\/p>\n
God, please bless them with peace.
\nSurround them with your compassion.
\nHold them in your embrace,
\nthat all is well.
\nLet our tears be your anointment
\nof our love.
\nOur grief is beyond pain.
\nLet there be hope in our despair.
\nWe pray their lives are the Lord\u2019s Prayer.
\nThis catastrophe be replaced
\nby a beginning,
\nand the boys and father open their eyes
\nto another day,
\nthe slate wiped clean<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Two little boys will be entering heaven today, with their father. They are frightened and confused. There are many prayers. It is difficult to leave.…<\/p>\n