Sophie

Little girl
Dancing in the sunlight
Of a St. Vincent's morning -
In the space of a volley of gunshots,
Your entire world has changed.
You must get well.
Your body must heal.
More changes are coming.
Familiar faces await your arrival
Here in the US.
Come and live among us,
Saints and sinners alike,
And may you grow to know
The Mercy and Wisdom and Peace
That the Lord alone provides.

Lord,
Why do I feel so attached
To this little one who
I haven't even met yet?
Let it be that, as I hum lullabies,
And pray thoughts at her
Through You,
That somewhere in St. Vincent's,
You are there,
Humming lullabies,
Comforting her,
Healing her,
Drawing her ever closer
Into Your Arms!