Let Me Cry Aloud

Oh ! My God, let me cry aloud,

even if I think that you do not hear me.

You who seem to me to be so far,

and I who believe you to be insensitive

to the cries of your children.

Let me cry out even if I believe

that you are no longer listening.

You who are perhaps weary of the noise of the world,

and I who do not know that you are so near.

Let me cry aloud, my God,

but, by your grace, transform

my complaint into a cry of hope,

my pain into anticipation and

my wrath into prayer.

              Albéric de Palmaert from the Review  “Praying ” N° 240