Title

The Prayers of Saint John of the Cross

Authors

Adrian Sobol

Files

Description

Saint John of the Cross went to God to weep. His hands, he noticed, had aged. God told John, Age is but a signpost, a ticket on the light rail to the Kingdom of Me. It was easy for God to say, the Ageless, the Endless, the Unbound. John went to Saint Teresa for her succor and her wine, which she fermented from the blackberries growing in her garden. Soon, they were drunk and haughty. He sang a blues tune and Teresa accompanied. They recounted stories of Christmases together, of their fathers, who would argue incessantly. Fistfights were a tradition. Teresa recited Psalms and John took to blasphemy. Blasphemy, John wrote, is a shoots and ladders game to God.

Publication Date

2011

Keywords

prayer narrative

Disciplines

Creative Writing | Religion

Comments

"The Prayers of Saint John of the Cross" was originally published at On Earth As It Is.

Image by Matthew Simmons.

Recommended Citation

Sobol, Adrian, "The Prayers of Saint John of the Cross" (2011). On Earth As It Is. 36.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/onearth/36