We need to stop.
Just stop.
Stop for a moment . . .
before anybody
says or does anything
that may hurt anyone else.
We need to be silent.
Silent for a moment . . .
Before we forever lose
the blessing of songs
that grow in our hearts.
We need to notice.
Just notice.
Notice for a moment . . .
before the future slips away
into ashes and dust.
Stop, be silent, and notice . . .
In so many ways, we are the same.
Our differences are unique treasures.
We have, we are, a mosaic of gifts
To nurture, to offer, to accept.
We need to be.
Just be.
Be for a moment . . .
kind and gentle, innocent and trusting
like children and lambs,
never judging and vengeful.
And now, let us pray,
differently, yet together,
before there is no earth, no life,
no chance for peace.
Mattie Stepanek
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