ATTAINMENT 

God, I appreciated You 
  most after 
  well-meaning people 
  assured me, 'You can be healed.' 
     But I'm not. 

And others exulted, 'I never 
   have a bad day 
   anymore.' 
     But I do.   

And some bubbled about 
   continual, rosy 
   mountaintop experiences 
   which could be mine 
if I'd believe as 
guilelessly as they. 
But I haven't attained 
   those heights. 

God, I don't have 
   to be riding 
the wings of the wind 
to know 
Your blessing. 

- Nancy Spiegelberg