יוֹנָה

Darkness veils your mighty face.
Your sword is drawn and so comes forth from Your mouth.
It comes and separates families, it divides homes.
By You we are taken from everything we love.
Jonah's vine has withered from our heads and an east wind burns against our hearts.
We can no longer remain silent and close our eyes to the corpses of human spirits invoking the judgement of God. Because the world's peace is a fatal vision in the desert we cannot drink of it's mirage, nor leave others to die by it's facade of hope. We are undone, please save us from our prophetic silence and our excuses to watch men die. Fill our hearts and our lips and our eyes with Your hope. Forget me not, and lead me into Light that I may see the vindication of my God.
Amen.