Poem: “Dios bo’otik”*

By Charles H. Harper

Ancient One,

before the Big Bang,

eternal, always, forever –

–

New One,

re-inventing

in every generation,

–

coming to newness

in each of us

now,

–

our forbearers

gave you many names,

each too limiting

–

to encompass

your infinite mystery.

Forsaking all names,

–

or perhaps embracing

the cacophony of every

name, we come

–

into your presence

with thanksgiving

for our lives

–

and all that sustains us

through the joys and perils

of this mortal journey.

–

Amen.

* The title is Mayan for “gratitude”

“Dios Bo’otik” from Gratitude: Mealtime Meditations and Prayers for Seekers, Skeptics, Agnostics and Other Believers by Charles H. Harper (Powder Horn Press, 2012). Copyright © by Charles H. Harper. Reprinted by permission of the author.