Tag: faith

• June 20, 2016

  I’d Be Lying

  if I said I wasn’t nervous. My sister, concerned: I’m afraid Christians may hurt my son. I’ve been up all night trying to decide if we should go. When I say Christian, I don’t mean Christian; I mean those who say amen when it isn’t right. Is it more important to be seen, to show…
• July 30, 2014

  Drought

  I witch for water. Walking blindly, I concentrate on my effort. I am desperate, you say. You watch for rain. Staring blindly, you believe it will come. You have faith, you say. It is in your nature to trust in what you need. Nature does not need you. I witch for water; you watch for…
• December 10, 2013

  Push

  By the book, I am damned. Commands meant to be followed by the faith-filled were swallowed without thought, then hollowed those followers out. Now, to me, they look for a nod, maybe even an amen and then they profess the word quoted, but misread and send me off damned as a do-gooder with no pull.…