STEP UP TO THE PLATE

Stop looking for God
In outer space,
On the bright trace
Of the Milky Way.

Stop looking
For miracles
In some
Vague Grace
You may get
When you place
A coin on a plate.

Start looking for God
In every face;
Start making miracles
In the inner space
Your arms can reach,
The hollow place
That can be filled
With the trembling
Form of a soul in need.

Stop demanding,
And start
Answering prayers;
Be the
Space
Place
Face
Through which
God manifests
His Grace.
MC