Peace Requires Courage of Spirit

A spiritual reaction to the Charlie Kirk assassination — a few poems as trail markers out of the wilderness of separation

Light in the Darkness — Writer’s photo

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Epigram

Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that. — Martin Luther King, Jr.

speech is never free
actions have consequences
as does loud silence
vengeance serves no purpose
just manifests hell on Earth

courage not to strike
bravest hearts honor sword of
Yeshua’s spirit

I grieve
for the children
hope hate does not fester
hold heart space for courage to say
enough

Epilogue

Infinitely deep are the pain pockets of grief — these voids cause and fill with tears at a moment’s notice no matter how much time has elapsed, yet as that salty water continuously almost drowns drains, the infinite darkness of despair makes space for infinitely greater amounts of…