Sometimes questions are more important than answers.
I haven't a clue how my story will end, but that's all right. When you set out on a journey and night covers the road, that's when you discover the stars.
the skin of moss / holds the footprints of / star-footed birds.
If prayers worked, Hitler would have been stopped at the border of Poland by angels with swords of fire.
What you need will come back to you.
Live in your roots, not in your branches.