By Douglas J. Lanzo
Copyright 2020

First published in WestWard Quarterly, 2020 Winter Edition

To those suffering alone,
may you be showered with tears of God’s rain;
To those despairing of hope,
may grace and salvation sweep away pain;
To those questioning faith,
may selfless love illuminate your life;
To those enduring hardship,
may acts of kindness mitigate your strife;
To those battling for your lives,
may doctors and prayer heal body and soul;
To those who love our country,
may we blessedly fulfill our just role.