For Them (It Is Spoken)

(John 17:1-26)

There’s a prayer,

spoken not for the welfare

of the speaker,

but for the souls

of those gathered at table.

It is spoken

for those who will deny,

those who will hide in the shadows

when the authorities approach

and a trial ensues.

It is spoken

for those who have not paid attention,

those who will wake in the garden

frightened

because they do not yet understand.

It is spoken

for friends,

for those chosen to walk at His side

through small towns and villages,

chosen to hear and listen.

It is spoken also

for those who do not dine in His midst,

those who will see love in slivers of wood,

those who will seek grace in thorns

and hope in bread and wine.

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