by Mark Weinrich

Light shone through the fog 
of my cancer and chemo, 
a beam pointing away.
For someone is always suffering more,
someone lost in pain, someone stumbling
through the wilderness of grief.

No matter my struggles 
they grew lighter
through losing myself 
in gratitude and intercession.

There was a washing of memory
from past to future, a vision
of lifting as I was being lifted,
hours and days changed by
a deeper knowledge of knowing
how to pray.

Mark Weinrich lives a creative life as a writer, photographer, musician, and artist—all wrapped together in an outdoorsman. He is a retired pastor and nine-year cancer survivor. His writing and photography have appeared in over 130 news stand, inspirational, and literary publications. He has sold eight children’s books and currently has two fantasy novels on Kindle.