We Arm Our Enemies

We arm our enemies, then we lament as they turn on us.

We arm them when we don't pray.
We arm them when we don't care for the poor.
We arm them when we ignore the helpless.
We arm them when we indulge the self.
We arm them when we harbor grudges against one another.
We arm them when we label an "other."
We arm them when we're negligent in our fasts.
We arm them when we keep one foot in the world.
We arm them when we are afraid to speak up.
We arm them when we tuck our God away for the sake of "peace."
We arm them when we don't know our faith.
We arm them when we don't learn the answers to important questions.
We arm them when we lose our tempers.
We arm them when we hide our tears.
We arm them when we don't submit to one another in love.

 

Pray. Care for the poor. Lift the fallen. Deny the self. Forgive. Embrace. Fast. Find passion. Speak up. Carry Christ into the world. Know your faith. Learn the answers. In your anger, do not sin. His strength is made perfect in weakness. Love.