Rising from Ramah, loud lament, Rachel, inconsolable, crying for her children— their bodies beaten, brutalized, burned, scattered across landscape; their
Darrin W. Snyder Belousek
Darrin W. Snyder Belousek lives in Lima, Ohio, with his wife, Paula, and son, Liam. He teaches Sunday school and leads worship at their congregation, Salem Mennonite in Elida, Ohio. He enjoys reading, cooking, gardening and walking. He is the author of The Road That I Must Walk: A Disciple's Journey.
Editor’s note: This poem is part of the Work and Hope series. Beyond the guarded gate of Eden, Between the