"comfort the afflicted
afflict the comfortable"
. . . Dorothy Day
Aspire to be holy trouble-makers.
Confound the doctrinaire,
distrust governments, bureaucracies.
organized religions, your grandparents.
Feed the hungry
comfort the afflicted
care for the sick.
If you seek heroes,
let them be those who love
action more than words.
Be kind to the living
challenge the comfortable,
bury the dead.
Keep sturdy books
and five smooth stones
by your bed.
© Michael Glaser