As the earth shifts its burden

From one end to another,

The story of few seconds

Caught in between

The old and young

The women and children

The poverty and its recipients

Knows no bounds

The pain and the damage

 

The old infliction

As the human wound

Out in the open,

Underneath the rubble,

Out in the distance,

From one end to another

In sadness and despair

Come forward and help

The old human expression

The old sigh and its screams

As the earth shifts its burden!

                           Kashkin, Pak Tea House

  Psalm 136

To you who accompany us as we face our fears, Your Love sustains us.

With a strong arm to uphold us Your Love sustains us.

 

Who comforts us in times of sorrow and loneliness, Your Love sustains us.

In your mercy and compassion, Your Love sustains us.

 

To You, who open our hearts to the cry of the poor, your Love sustains us.

You call us to radiate your love to the world, Your Love sustains us.

 

To You, who remember us when we are downtrodden and discouraged, Your Love sustains us.

And bring Light into the darkness, Your Love sustains us.

 

To You who are Loving Companion Presence, Your love sustains us.

O sing praises to the Beloved, whose Love sustains us.

 

Glory be to God our Creator, to Jesus the Son and to their Sacred Spirit, whose Love sustains us, now and forever. Amen.