Sencilla
Santiago Benavides
Simple
Give me a simple faith
Like children's laughter when they play
Like a dew drop rolling
Like a cross of rustic wood
Give me a simple faith
That sits at the table of the poor
That rejoices in brightening their hearts
And also weeps with their sorrows
A faith like that, similar to you
Simple, like your coming to earth
Like your peasant stories
Like your home in Palestine
Give me a simple faith
To heal sadness with hope
To sing for forgiveness in this war
To revive the smoldering wick
Give me a simple faith
That leaves no room for lies
That cannot accommodate injustice
And does not silence what it knows gives life
A faith like that, similar to you
Simple, like your coming to earth
Like your peasant stories
Like your home in Palestine
Simple, like your compassionate gaze
Like those villages you visited
Like the love that led you
To give your life
