We sit in darkness

After Isaiah 33

We sit in darkness,

surrounded, besieged

on all sides, defenses

exhausted, resources

gone, given to appease,

given in vain, nothing

left, nothing to give,

allies vanished, the brave

weeping in the streets,

abandoned and naked,

exposed to destruction.

Only then do we pray

only then do we seek

only then do we throw

   ourselves at his feet

only then

only then does the wind blow.

Photograph by George Hodan via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.