Two Camps

there is so much going on in the world today and there are seemingly two camps in regards to addressing it.

the one: to ignore it which would be to selfishly turn a blind eye to the pain of others and our ability to try and begin to help and heal it.

the other: to address it which often invites overwhelm and despair in the recognition of the depth and breadth of the pain and suffering and hurt that is going on, which can often be so paralizing.

nevertheless the various topics on my heart, heavy with their weight, are ones i feel as though i go back and forth between these two camps in.

neither of our languages can reach it.
yours or mine.
 

however my hope is not in that of this world. 

which some see as naive, idealistic, and ignorant.

however i see it as the opposite. 

i wouldn’t know how to begin to function and be any semblance of “okay” in the world if i didn’t have that hope.

regardless, i pray for all that is going on in this world and just hold onto a dream that we can learn about and remember the things that are important, one of which above all is love.