I was thinking of love and romance, and could not find my own words, so I'm borrowing from John Donne.

( Love's Growth )

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Tonight, during the worship at my church, a psalm and a John Donne poem were read.

Both of them, I have used as prayers myself, in the past. I don't mean once or twice; I mean I've lived with these words breathing in and out of me. Yet until tonight, I don't think I'd ever heard anyone use either one in a church setting.

( Psalm 13: the prayer of my high school years )