O God, come to my assistance.
O Lord , make haste to help me.
I only hear you faintly, even with persistence.
I can only make my plea.

It is not unusual for doubts to linger.
It is no shame to question your existence.
It makes our faith even stronger.
It is usual to seek assistance.

Faith is not a galleon sailing fairly.
It is a waterlogged raft.
But it can never sink entirely.
Light pierces the storm clouds like a shaft.

There are long periods of rocky silence.
Then at last a sense of calm balance.

Haiku

Faith is like a raft
Often very waterlogged
But never sinking

[Note: See Entrance Antiphon of today’s mass from ps. 69]