My River

My River

We walk along on a Sunny day.
A river bank.
My friend and I looking
For a place to pray.
The breeze is soft,
Ducks fly back and forth
Up and down the river.
Our pilgrimage our share
My friend says with a smile I’ll
Help you learn the right prayer.
God touches our hearts with friends
Like this.
We sit and begin to say a prayer
For intentions of Love, for
All our sins.
We gaze upon the river not by accident
You know. For life is like
A river that flows. We, like some
Ducks try to swim upstream
Working much harder than God intended.
This God shows us.
The grass is soft the sun warm.
The river sounds comforting.
Peace is all around.
Our prayers bring us comfort and hope.
My river flows.
Thank you Lord for all you give
For friends and rivers, ducks and grass.
For pilgrimages shared
But most of all for your amazing Love.
Your Love washes over us like living water
Carrying away our sins
Our river
Our light
Our Savior


By André F. Reid