there is no case for God for a friend who lost her faith there is no case for God save God alone . . . this is my ache—to know that proofs cannot gift grace or faith reason alone cannot warm such hearts as yours so, may this poem touch with light where proofs and reason fail as i bear the weight of ache and trust the Silence to bridge the canyon of your night
Sister Lou Ella Hickman’s poems and articles have appeared in numerous magazines and journals as well as four anthologies. She was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2017 and in 2020. Her first book of poetry entitled she: robed and wordless was published in 2015. (Press 53)
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