The Prophet: John 17
How much must I live
Against my very nature.
A heart in The Body,
In a world of reason.
Seeing
Yet not being seen.
Hearing
Yet not being heard.
Loving
Yet not being loved.
Dying
For those who refuse to live…
You raise me
And glory bursts forth,
Like a million rising suns.
My Spirit now imparted,
And My prayer begun:
“May you each
See
and be seen.
Hear
and be heard.
Love
and be received.
And die to self,
for those who can’t wait,
to finally live.”
The Prophet was written by Trained Spiritual Director Kathy Oehler and originally published in Retreat House Spirituality Center’s House of Hope book. Learn more and purchase here.