You gaze upwards at the ceiling
peeling and covered in smoke
from the candles lighted daily
taking prayers to heaven
You shake your head in despair;
it needs paint
yet you are unable to hire a painter;
should you pray for one to appear?
There is a ladder in the room
and buckets of paint, all the right color;
you light a candle and say a silent prayer
to Luca, the patron saint of painters
Morning comes and no painter appears
God has forsaken me;
Not so says a voice
you have been given a ladder and the paint
If the ceiling remains unpainted
it is not the fault of the Lord;
there are as many unpainted ceilings
as there are poor, suffering injustice
You have been given the means
now you must find the will
for unpainted ceilings, poverty and injustice
are not the fault of the Lord.
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Absolutely spot on, Frank!
We need to stop looking for “heroes” and “saviors” to rescue us from OUR OWN RESPONSIBILITIES, and become our own unique, individual hero and savior! And then we can begin to solve the vast problems facing all of us together!
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We need to stop looking for “heroes” and “saviors” to rescue us from OUR OWN RESPONSIBILITIES, and become our own unique, individual hero and savior! And then we can begin to solve the vast problems facing all of us together!
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A nice theme, Frank.
That said, I think that I am going to have to pay someone to paint the inside of my house…
Best wishes, Pete.
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you so often present videos and interesting performers I have never heard of.
And so many valuable US individuals not known in the mainstream…
Thanx so much for the inspirations.
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Thanks Rainer. The song is from the series “The Civil War” readily available on YouTube. Many great performances of civil war music from that series. Regards from Florida
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