Grace and Mercy

Grace and Mercy

I think we could use
A little more grace
And mercy these days
We are justice driven
Wanting justice for this
And wanting justice for that
We persecute and judge
We don't stop to think
About the person
We are persecuting
We get so fixated
On punishing people
For their actions
Instead of looking
At the real person
We stop seeing
The humanity
Behind the person
Driven by our biases
And our preconceived ideas
About who that person is
We need to step away
From this type of thinking
And start to see the person
Seeing the person in the street
Who doesn't have a home
Looking into the eyes of a stranger
And understanding where they are coming from
Feeling that hurt and pain in your heart at knowing
That your fellow man is hurting and suffering instead
Of turning a blind eye to the injustices that are going on
Day by day because if you continue to show apathy and judge
Your fellow man you are forgetting god's greatest commandment
Love thy neighbor as you would love yourself and treat them accordingly

       

Reviews

[Mary]

wisdom in these words. Yes, we are truly a justice driven people. I find myself becoming too judgmental lots of times, as a teacher, as a citizen. It's important to remember that as we teach so do we learn, as we judge so are we judged, as we forgive, so are we forgiven. For most of us, it a a lesson we must learn each and every day. Thank you for this poem.

[Mia]

I love this! Wow! I agree with Steven...very powerful message!!

[Steven Cash]

Powerful message