April 22nd

"And the LORD changed his mind about the disaster that he planned to bring on his people." Exodus 32:14

we dig our heels
deep into long held convictions

on how people should live,

while you kneel down, writing
'you are forgiven' in the sand

for the stubborn folks watching

how you might respond to

unacceptable behavior.

we cling so tight to our

entrenched beliefs that they

almost cringe in pain, and

you pause and reflect, 

saying, 'you know, now

that i think about it, maybe

i was wrong . . . "

and then watch to see

if we might respond in kind.

(c) 2024 Thom M. Shuman

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