A Prayer for Ukrainian Children and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Posted on | March 23, 2022 | 3 Comments

Mike Magee

What a haunting display – the juxtaposition of low’s and high’s in human behavior. The goodness of Ukrainian children exhibiting courageous, adult behavior, struggling without complaint to survive while in full flight vs. entitled elected Senators relentlessly and with straight faces bullying and “acting out” like spoiled preschoolers in the shadow of a composed, elegant and determined Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. You can almost hear in the spring breezes a collective sigh – “Must we? Must we?”

Humans do continue to surprise on the upside, and misbehave with utter predictability on the downside. How should we make sense of this?

That there is goodness in this world is undeniable. That there is evil, capable of taking root to branch and multiply with breathtaking speed and by surprise is equally the case. But little candles throw great beams, and light enlightens, while sins cast long shadows. We and our world are both evil and good. By our deeds you shall know us. All the learning, earning and yearning can’t replace a moment’s hesitation or justice withheld in the face of evil. Tyranny, poverty, disease – there is more than enough to battle to prove our inner worth. Though it’s useful to remind that the knowledge and power that accrues can always be turned upon ourselves. That we possess a conscience does not assure its use. But it can be stirred by the universe and the belief that we all have a right to be here among the trees and stars. Amid the noisy confusion people do somehow find peace inside, and dreams of a beautiful world, and a confidence (sometimes shaken but never withdrawn) that injustice is a two-edged sword and given time justice will prevail.

God Bless the Ukrainian children! God Bless Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson! And God heal the rest of us!

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3 Responses to “A Prayer for Ukrainian Children and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.”

Doug Henley
March 23rd, 2022 @ 2:40 pm

And the congregation said: AMEN!
Tayyaba
April 3rd, 2022 @ 4:26 pm

Thanks for sharing such valuable information.
Mike Magee
April 3rd, 2022 @ 5:20 pm

My pleasure!