Micah, did you know –
in order to
love kindness,
do justice,
walk humbly with God,
we have to
face evil unspeakable,
confront horror unfathomable,
carry pain unbearable?
Micah, did you know –
in order to
love kindness,
do justice,
walk humbly with God,
we have to
face evil unspeakable,
confront horror unfathomable,
carry pain unbearable?
Only by confronting the evil,
however monstrous,
however banal;
only by facing the horror,
however terrifying,
however agonizing;
only by feeling the pain,
however shallow,
however deep;
only by remembering the act,
however shocking,
however shameful;
only by acknowledging the loss,
however great,
however small;
only then
can grace
break through.
18 April 2011
Shire on the Hudson