June 20th

"Cast your burden on the Lord, 

    and he will sustain you;
he will never permit
   the righteous to be moved." Psalm 55:22

when the kibitzers surround

you with their constant mocking,

listen for the whispers of affirmation

tickling the ears of your heart.

as the knuckleheads change

the rules so they always seem 

to be in control of everyone, 

keep clapping your hands and

encouraging others to keep caring

for one another and never

backing down from doing 

what are the right things.

if the world keeps placing

millstones around your neck

until you are about to topple

just link arms with the 

'hidden ones' who, by God's grace,

will keep the world 

from falling to pieces.

(c) 2024 Thom M. Shuman

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