Israel

I have come to you like a child must run to its mother
You are my refuge
You give me hope

You make me feel peace
Yet as I
Stand
At this meditation spot
Even though there is talk of disease, vermin and hunters
I still come to you

The mosquitoes may bite my ankles
Ticks may be in the brush
There may be a rapid animal in the forest
I may even hear the wushhh of a hunter's bullet in the distance

I still come to you

Oh Israel
There may be terrorism
There may be fear
There may be suicide bombers

Yet I still come to you

For when I look upon your waters
Jordan River
Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee... 

I feel your love and peace emanating from the earth
within
each beat
of
my
heart

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