Daniel Berrigan (1921–2016)
Prayer on the Six P.M. Subway
unsteady
my prayer mounts or falls why do I
waste so want so
O make room
in the kingdom of light for lack lusters
among the austere and severe
for malfunctioning men
only this to their credit NO GREAT HARM DONE
only passage writes
MAYBE on water
nevertheless
might make it yet
who knows who knows
whether some hour
turns us on
unbelievable
as Christ's new somersaulting
start his words his heart
Daniel Berrigan (1921–2016) was was an American Jesuit priest, anti-war activist, Christian pacifist, playwright, poet, and author. He was arrested multiple times and was listed on the Federal Bureau of Investigations "most wanted list" after flight to avoid imprisonment. He was the first-ever priest to be included on that list.
Selected by Amy Frykholm: amy@journeywithjesus.net
