Toyohiko Kagawa

Don’t hide
don’t run
but rather
discover in the midst of fragmentation
a new way forward:
a new kind of journey
marked by its fragility,
uncertainty
and lack of definition
And on that path
to hold those hands
that even in their brokenness
create a new tomorrow.
To dance at the margins
and to see the face of Christ
where hurt is real and pain a way of life.
To be touched
in the eye of the storm,
aware that tomorrow may not bring peace.
Impossible you say:
Let me retreat
and find rest.
What rest my friend
in these fragmented times?

Unless you lead me Lord,
the road I journey is all too hard.
Through trust in Thee alone
can I go on.