Saturday, April 26, 2025

April 26th

"For you have been a refuge
   to the poor,
a refuge to the needy in
  their distress,
a shelter from the  
   rainstorm and a shade
   from the heat."  Isaiah 25:4

for those threatened
by a rip tide of evil
may we be the lifeguards
who grab their hands 
pulling them to safety.
for all caught in the 
daily, drenching downpour
of hateful and angry words,
may our compassion
be umbrellas wide enough
to shelter them.
for everyone baking in
the sweltering heat of
oppression and cruelty,
may our hearts for justice
offer the cool respite 
they need, so that together
we may create communities
of kindness and tolerance.

(c) 2025 Thom M. Shuman

Venmo: @Thom-Shuman

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