Airport Prayer

Oh Spirit of Life and Love-
teach me patience.

In these hours and hours of waiting,
in the terminal of life,
break my heart open
to those who wait-
for the diagnosis, the sentence,
the answer that never comes.

Move me beyond self- doubt,
beyond my self into the open sea
of life that holds us all.

I am this weed, I am this ripple,
I am a part of this great sea.

Break open this heart
to joy and trembling,

Break open this spirit
to compassion,

Break open this yearning
to life.