First Friday in Lent

‘Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.’ Philippians 4:9

in times of war and fear,
let us keep being peacemakers
just as we learned from
Gandhi, Martin, Betty and Mairead.

surrounded by all
the voices of
division, anger, bitterness,
let us speak of
love, kindness, tolerance
just as we learned from
Maya Angelou and Mr. Rogers.

while injustice continues
to stalk the forgotten,
may we walk with all
who long for hope and grace,
just as we learned from
Sojourner, Rosa, and Martin.

as we continue to live
faithful lives in our days,
may we continue to remember
all we have learned from
all who mentored faith for us.

© 2022 Thom M. Shuman