When Hope is Frayed

LM

Suggested tune: GIFT OF LOVE

When hope is frayed and trust is torn

We need a Weaver who can braid

The tattered threads of human will

Into a cloth called ‘unafraid.’

When people with a common name

Forget the tie that truly binds

The Weaver, using Spirit-thread,

Will plait our stubborn hearts and minds.

When in our folly we believe

That we can mend our own conceit,

Come, Weaver, do your holy craft,

Entwine our hearts, then guide our feet.

© 2004 John Thornburg