Active Faith

You moved amidst the sick in slippery dirty streets

The mob hurled stones at you, you endured

Frail in body but your spirit was forever strong

Lepers, untouchables, society’s outcast were touched by your love

A hypocritical city was suddenly blessed

Love was what you forever stressed

Faith, sustained you- led you on

From a prison cell you wrote a letter

A call of action you dictated

You wanted community to become beloved

Barriers of race and creed stripped down

Peace, non violence were you constant mantra’s

For that you were shot from a window across town

Faith, sustained you – led you on

You were just a little child

Mired by a disease so scary to comprehend

You found the voice to inform the world

That cure and medicine were the need of the hour

Faith, sustained you- led you on

From a vantage position in front of the house

Engaging thousands – you served as a moral compass

Building bridges between rock n roll- God and politics

Your voice became the definition of the conscience

Urging us to take control,to move away from our comfort zone

Faith, sustains you- leads  you on

Faith without works is dead

That's what the Book of James has said

So raise your voice, reach out in love

Question injustice everywhere
Do what you can, they best way you can

May faith sustain you and lead you on..........