The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Make Love

I no longer wonder how to make love.
I just do it
perfectly,
imperfectly,
patiently.
I love
with every breath,
through every cracking joint,
in my pain,
in my joy.
I reach out to this world in love.
It is my practice;
some nights so easy,
others days so hard.

When it feels as though love is breaking my back
I can smile,
even relax,
for I know that I was created by love
to go forth in love.
And wherever I stumble,
God lifts me up with love.