Chirk

Today's word is "chirk" ... To cheer (usually followed by up).

Hope
Does it seem that monsters may be real?
That the odds are stacked against the right and true?
Is this something new, or has it been this way all along?
We cannot be the first who have seen persecution,
Or war, or misfortune or the slaughter of innocents.
What is there to do when evil appears to be having its day?
Do we give up, resigned to a fate that has not yet happened,
but lurks expectantly. Or do we pray for help?
Or in some way act in our own defense? What
is the way of love? What the way of peace?
How do you speak truth to an enemy?
How do you turn your cheek when you're
afraid for your life? And then. The savior
speaks, "Chirk up! I have overcome the world!"
We had forgotten. The battle has been won,
even though the skirmishes seem to go on,
and on. There is a kingdom coming and
has already come. And, despite appearances
and facts, we are cared for and loved and
have a life, if we but look for it, that
is and will be more magnificent than
we could ever have imagined.

Anne Selleck
Copyright 2014