Wednesday, 23 August 2017

The actions of the many have guided us.

March 21
The actions of the many have guided us. The beliefs of the few have have guided the many. Both the few and the many have led us here, to the edge of despair. Longing could not save us. Hope tried but ran into the walls of grim efficiency. Anger could not save us. Joy tried but broke against the bulwark of dull normalcy. Denial could not save us. Charity tried but got lost in the labyrinth of endless forbearance. Then love tried, and forgiveness, and prayer. And the way was unlocked. And the people followed it. And the walls fell, the bulwark shattered, the labyrinth unwound. And at the end of it all, the people found faith. And it was enough. It always was.

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