On Finding God by Diana Sher

On Christmas Eve,

I brought two 9 X 13

Containers

Of coleslaw and macaroni salad

To my synagogue

To feed four homeless families

We were sheltering for the week.

Before dinner we said a prayer

I took the hand

Of a young black woman

And gently squeezed.

When she squeezed back

I felt the god in her

Move into my heart

And share my sorrow

And

I knew she felt the god in me

Move into her heart

And share her sorrow

And suddenly

We were not alone.

Diana Sher has published in over 80 literary magazines including Soundings East, Foliate Oak Literary Magazine, and Midway Journal. Her chapbook, “After I Cut the Cord,” was released by Finishing Line Press in 2003. She is currently retired from the English Department of Metropolitan State University of Denver.