Bleeding Hearts

I posted the following on a newspaper (Denver Post) message board in response to a post deriding "bleeding hearts."

"Oh Lord, please let my heart bleed.

Please let my heart bleed for the cold, the hungry, the fearful.

Please Lord, let my heart bleed every minute of every day for those who are powerless, who are disadvantaged, and who are sick.

Please God, let my heart bleed for those who die by the hundreds, and thousands, and tens of thousands from war, disease, and poverty. Let my heart bleed for the hopeless, the destitute, the injured, and the orphaned.

Oh Lord, please let my heart bleed for the earth we pollute, the land we poison, and the air we make toxic. Let my heart bleed Lord, for the species we annihilate every day.

Please Lord, don't let my heart stop bleeding until I have done all I can with and through you to bring everyone to your table.

Please Lord, let my heart bleed."