Instructions for Feeding the Holy by David Anson Lee

 

Abhiram Prakash

Instructions for Feeding the Holy

Begin where you are. Do not wait for clarity. The holy is not persuaded by certainty; it listens for what trembles.

Step outside. Let the weather touch you. Watch how the sky keeps changing without apology. This is not a metaphor. It is a practice.

Feed the holy by tending what is small: washing a cup slowly, calling the name that has gone quiet, resting when the body asks instead of when permission arrives.

When grief comes, and it will, do not rush to improve it. Sit with it like a relative who has traveled far. Grief carries a language you may need later.

Remember: survival is not failure. Joy does not betray suffering. Caring for yourself is not retreat but a way of staying.

Feed the holy by choosing what steadies you when the noise swells. By practicing kindness even when it costs you speed or certainty. By lighting what light you can and letting it be enough.

This is not a cure.
It is a practice.
Some days, practice is enough.

© David Anson Lee

David Anson Lee

David Anson Lee is a poet, philosopher, and physician living in Texas. Born on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, he explores themes of healing, grief, resilience, and the sacred dimensions of ordinary life. His work has appeared in Ink Sweat & Tears, Braided Way, Silver Birch Press, and numerous other journals.

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