I wrote this piece a few years ago and thought it appropriate to post every year on Dark Friday.
Take Me, Break Me
(a prayer)
by Steve Laube
Take my eyes, Lord.
Strike me blind.
* * *
Then heal me, Lord,
That I may see with Your eyes.
Take my hands, Lord.
Crush every bone.
* * *
Then heal me, Lord,
That I may touch with Your tenderness.
Take my ears, Lord.
Deafen me.
* * *
Then heal me, Lord,
That I may hear with Your sensitivity.
Take my feet, Lord.
Amputate without hesitation.
* * *
Then heal me, Lord,
That I may walk only on Your path.
Take my tongue, Lord.
Sever it.
* * *
Then heal me, Lord,
That I speak only with Your words.
Take my life, Lord.
End it
Please.
* * *
Then resurrect me, Lord,
That I may have life only in You.
Hear my prayer.