JESUS IS forced to bear his cross.
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station 2: bearing the consequence
Hear our prayers for all who have been forced to carry too much.
Exiles and refugees.
Single mothers.
Abandoned children.
Those whose hearts have been broken.
Those who’ve been told they’re worthless, had shame heaped on them because of their skin color or identity or status or appearance or just because.
Hear our cries.
NOT YET
By Pádraig Ó Tuama
‘You’re too young
to know about The Troubles,’
the peaceman said.
And the youngman said:
f a t h e r s h o t d e a d
m o t h e r f e l l a p a r t
b r o t h e r f e l l i n t o h i m s e l f
o t h e r b r o t h e r s e n t t o l i v e w i t h o t h e r s
a n d m e i s m o t h e r e d e v e r y t h i n g
i w a s f a r m e d a r o u n d
a n d n o w y e a r s l a t e r
w e h a v e f o u n d o u r s e l v e s b a c k b e n e a t h
a s h a r e d a n d t r o u b l e d c e i l i n g.
Not yet.
No—one’s too young
to know about The Troubles.
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