Monday, November 6, 2017

Enough

Enough.

When will it be enough?

How much do we have to lose

Before we say

Enough?

Schools.

Movie theaters.

Concerts.

Sporting events and nightclubs.

Mosques, Temples, and Churches.

City streets and broken homes.

I have been silent for so long

In fear that my true fears would be one more line of division

In the constant tirade of noise and blame

But I have had enough.

Haven't we all?

Aren't we just tired?

So

Tired.



It hurts deep within my gut

To begin my work day

Fumbling with the question of whether or not

to lock

The church doors during worship.


To preach the gospel of Jesus

Means that our prayers must be lived.

Prayer without change

In how we live or think or act

Is simply not

Enough.

True prayer changes the person

And creates something within

That looks a little bit more

Like God.


And so I pray

That we have all had enough

And that the pettiness of the political blame game

Will. Just. Stop.

So we can find our decency again

So we can find our humanity again.

(Perhaps that could make

America great again)


Is it too much to ask

That we come together

In the name of

LIFE

And say

Enough!

And this time

Truly mean it?