Bethesda

The soft tear
is a lofty prayer
hidden behind hands
covering faces
holding vigil with Heaven;
it's like raining
backwards,
rain rising to cloud
and Maker,
dewing the barrel
that must be by God,
close at hand,
where He rests His finger,
water circling away,
promising healing
in this far-off pool
of Bethesda.

Mary Renee Jackson

Mary is a freelance writer with a BA in Professional Writing, but Creative Writing has always had her heart. She lives in rural Ohio with her husband and her baby boy, affectionately known as Little Man. She has bylines at The Joyful Life and Women Encouraged. You can read her words on belief and becoming at www.stilltraveling.net or over on Instagram.

Cover image Linus Nylund

Bethesda

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