A CANDLE OF COMFORTI can’t make theworld peacefulI can’t stall tanksfrom roaring down ro
A CANDLE OF COMFORTI can’t make theworld peacefulI can’t stall tanksfrom roaring down roadsI can’t prevent childrenfrom having to hide in bunkersI can’t convince the news tostop turning war into a video gameI can’t silence the sound of bombstearing neighborhoods apartI can’t turn a guided missileinto a bouquet of flowersI can’t make a warmongerhave an ounce of empathyI can’t convince ambassadorsto quit playing truth or dareI can’t deflect a sniper’s bulletfrom turning a wife into a widowI can’t stave off a country beingreduced to ash and rubbleI can’t do any of thatthe only thing I can dois love the next person I encounterwithout any conditions or stringsto love my neighborso fearlessly thatit starts a ripplethat stretches fromone horizon to the nextI can’t force peaceon the worldbut I can become a forceof peace in the worldbecausesometimes all it takesis a single lit candlein the darknessto start a movement“Lord, make me a candleof comfort in this worldlet me burn with peace”–John Roedel -- source link
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