Press play before reading. Salute,
(A lone voice whispers)
If today
You feel so lost
And endure so much pain
In just living
If today
Everyone looks down on you
With unkind eyes
That seems so black
And filled with total darkness
That appears so unforgiving
If today
You swim against persecutions
Strong currents created by politicians
And dictators
And been labeled as
Homeless
Disabled
Redundant
Too old
Poor
An addict
Useless
Or just one of the many
Hidden
Nameless
Living below the rim
In the shadows
And deemed to be unworthy of any Baptism of success
Because they label you as living within sin
Remember this
I too have felt your pain
Walked along those same dark long roads
I too have lived through and fought
All personal battles and wars
Until I got too bold with all I preached and knew
Until I too was crucified
Look up my life's story
It's still so well told
My advice to you
Is simply this
Keep up the belief
That it will be worth all those painful struggles
For in the end
Eventually, good things come to all those who truly believe
For in the end
You will find some form of happiness
And when you eventually die
You will see God and he will embrace and forever remind you
He has always walked beside you
Whispering
Trying to give you so much strength
For you
Him and
I
Have always been together
For we were always forever baptized to be simply
Eternal friends
Now say after me
Amen
And RISE!
To look at the world and all its many seductive temptations
Straight in the eyes
And say
No!
Copyright John Duffy
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