Friday, May 30, 2014

hard for me, an advocate

hard for me, an advocate
learning the same lesson
to trust, to believe in God
turning things over
to God in prayer

wanting to speak, to cry out
to bark at the injustice
the continuation of the pain
the unresolved issues
a cloud yet remaining

but it is not my place to speak
needing other actors
those with greater knowledge
to step into the breach
and speak truth to power

hard for me, an advocate
to trust other players
those who could have corrected the wrong
having been let down often enough
the injustices remaining

learning the same lesson
because I am so stubborn
to trust, to believe in God
turning things over
to God in prayer


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May 30, 2014
hard for me, an advocate
May 30, 2014
not my place to speak
May 30, 2014
speak truth to power
quote attributed to Edmund Burke,
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil
is that good men do nothing.”

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