The Scream

Light their way
When the darkness surrounds them
Give them love
Let it shine all around them

Bless the beasts and the children
Give them shelter from a storm
Keep them safe
Keep them warm

Light their way
When the darkness surrounds them
Give them love
Let it shine all around them

Bless the beasts and the children
Give them shelter from a storm
Keep them safe
Keep them warm


The Scream. It is a painting by Eduard Munch. A person stands in the forefront of the picture posed in "Home Alone" posture. I received this picture entry to blog about and it instantly transported me to that painting. Now, both have even more significance as I think about about the newly orphaned children, the ruined families and the folks made homeless. In my mind, I hear their scream. I put my hands over my ears like in the painting to silence them, but realize they will not abate. Turns out, they are my own wails I hear and I cannot seem to stop them.

"Compassion is the sometimes fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody eles's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too." - Frederick Buechner
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