An Easter Bloom

By Sister Margaret Murphy, OSB

Alleluia

In and out

the deserts of our lives,

Though support we know,

Dry and sandy

Hot and lonely,

In solitude we grow.

Like the desert cactus,

Reaching out

Branching up,

Roots deep, deeper yet,

In silent waiting, letting go,

We, like cactus

A resurrection,

An Easter bloom!