Water

Unity of Birmingham Spiritual Writer's Club Series:

By Jacob Gross

Make me like water–

Fluid and everchanging;

Giving and abundant.

Help me meet the stranger in the desert, 

The naiad in the sea.

Help me flow into peoples’ arms, a gift in mystery.

Make me the scalding sprinkle

In the shower–

Comforting and compassionate,

Aiding life to go on. 

Make me the shock of a cold plunge–

Refining and rebuilding,

Getting in the tissue, making

Athletes into monks.

Let me be–

The drink after a long run

Let me be–

The new well in a village.

Let me be–

Tied to the moon and ancient 

Mysteries

And finally let me be–

Able to meet

People where they’re at,

Hear their pleas

And cacophonies,

So that I may be

Liberated

And set

Free.

Jacob Gross is a 22-year-old writer from Chelsea, Alabama, who enjoys painting, playing music, and reading. He studies English at Jefferson State, planning to transfer to UAB. He currently works as a Peer Mental Health Specialist at JBS. Jacob is deeply passionate about yoga and meditation, and his current work focuses on personal growth and transformation.