Send down roots 
to grab and to hold.
Tighten your grip. 
Don't let it slip!
But even those 
who build on rock
should be ready 
for it to sway.
Don't say, 
"This ain't California!"
as though you know 
what lies below,
what tensions 
have increased,
and are about 
to be released.
Photo of sunset over San Diego looking west from Crestridge Ecological Reserve, El Cajon, California.
Photo and prayer 2014 by Danny N. Schweers
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