Life
does not consist
of
accumulating
small comforts
but
of
accumulating
many wounds
small
and great
held
with patient
care
slowly
metabolized
and
given back
to the
wounding
and
wounded world
as
broken balm.
You can hear a conversation about this poem on the Reformed Journal Podcast.
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7 Responses
Thanks for this. What few wounds I’ve received I pray turned to broken balm for others This poem would fit well with 2 Cor 1.
Agreed. Thank you for engaging with my work!
I have already sent this poem to a few of my friends. Thank you so much for sharing.
Of course! Thank you for reading it.
Thanks for sharing Alex!
Absolutely. Thanks for engaging with it.
What a beautiful poem. It speaks directly to where I am. I have been suffering physically and emotionally for some time. It is so hard to understand. You are right when you say, “life consists of accumulating many wounds”. You say so beautifully, that eventually these great pains are given back to the world in order that the metabolized wounded can bring balm, although broken, to others. Thank you so much for this beautiful piece of art.