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POEM: Fingerprints of God

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By Christi Ortiz

Like a detective that searches for clues everywhere
I want to be attuned to the touch of God in all things

Like the criminal that leaves his trace wherever he goes
So too, God’s fingerprints are on everything he touches

Do I perceive the touch of God in every leaf and petal,
Each bird’s song and every crawling creature?

Am I aware of God’s goodness
in a person who acts out of brokenness

Am I misled by God present
in the disguise of those I despise?

Do I notice the invisible fingerprints of God
on all around and within me?

When the sky is dark and bleak
do I hunt down the mystery?

When all leads seem cold
do I persist in Faith?

Refusing to despair a state of affair
that appears devoid of the Divine?

Knowing God is present
even when shrouded in Mystery

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Christi Ortiz
Christi Ortiz
Christi Ortiz is a licensed marriage and family therapist by profession and a poet by passion.  She enjoys trying to put to words to that which is wordless and give voice to the dynamic and wild spiritual journey called life. She lives in Spokane with her husband and two children, Emmanuel and Grace. She loves the outdoors and meditating in the early mornings which gives rise to her poetry.

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