Canyon of Echoes
A Poem by Rita Lynn Berry
Sometimes what echoes back is not silence, but the sound of our own longing.
This poem was born from one of those moments — of wrestling, reaching, and still choosing to believe.
Sometimes the light seems so distant,
Sometimes a flicker won’t do,
Sometimes the tunnel is winding.
O light in darkness, where are You?
I started the journey uphill,
In search of higher ground,
I’m starting to wonder, whose will?
Is it Your will that I be found?
On my knees, pleading,
Pleading for You to come and save me,
My soul feels short of breathing.
How with You can this be?
Pray my vision restored by Your omnipotence.
Once more, I come to You, yielding my defense.
The bramble has punctured my stride.
One step now in view.
A canyon of echoes inside.
My care and hope in You.