Bonhoeffer, Part 6
by Michael Doyle

Sometimes the pieces come together,
And the time to act is now to make it better.
In the face of atrocity and naked despair,
It takes action, not prayer, if you truly care.

Christ bids believers to come and follow,
To die to self and be bolder than His shadow.
Stepping out in faith, even if one must die,
Is the depth and shallowness of the needed reply.

History repeats itself as humanity keeps learning.
In World War II, almost all of Europe was burning.
33,000 innocent Jews were shot dead in two days.
Still, humanity has not learned to act in better ways.

The Devil proves himself willing to go the distance,
But how far will we go in measuring our resistance?
War claims lives that go to Hell, counted as waste.
Yet too many leaders rush into war with undue haste.

It's more than an expression of empty anxiety,
To look, with an honest face, on this world's complexity.
And then riddle yourself if you'd count it a loss,
To follow Jesus Christ all the way to Calvary's cross.

There comes a time when one can no longer run away.
Running toward the finish line that is needed today,
Is sometimes the only answer one can rightfully choose.
The Lord calls, and a conscientious soul cannot refuse.

Truth shouted from the pulpit is easier to ignore
Then whispers from the street that quietly implore
That the right things be said and attempted to be done
All for the Father, the Holy Ghost, and the Holy Son

(c) February 26, 2026   Michael Doyle
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