Otter Creek innocent iii

i will show you the way i taught my daughters to speak to their nonna, after she left us. for the first time, andras offers a smile, like the jagged cut of a dull knife.
he turns so that he may face the warmth of the sun, and encourages her to do the same. his shoulders straighten, his ears swivel, and after a moment, his eyelids flutter to a close.

let us pray;

Redeemer,

see this child standing before me at Your altar, this lost sister in dire need!

show her Your guidance. take her hand and give a message to those who reside in Your kingdom, those she has lost!

show to her the very same love that You have given to me. show to her that there is light in darkness. show to her that there is peace in chaos.

show to her that there is life in death.

the silence chills him. speak to Him, child. He is listening.