As with humans, the birds keep repeating history instead of learning from it. Catch up on their history with the links below.
I posted this one a year ago, hope it reminds you where God is in all of this and we need to continue to love.
Love, Not Hate: The Reconciliation
Love, Not Hate: Tragedy At Mandalay Bay
Love, Not Hate: Continue To Love
Love Not Hate- Trick or Treat, Halloween Night
Some of the birds were in pain
Some of the birds cried in the rain
Another shooting, another tragedy
An opioid epidemic to escape reality
Nothing in their world was making sense
Every bird suspicious and on defense
One question asked by the birds of prey and the birds of love
Where is the eagle? Why has he abandoned us?
All of you were born with a heart to love
The cardinal, blue jay, vulture, warbler, the dove
But love has gone away over the last few years
While anxiety has increased, and with that fears
What can we do? The birds ask as depression looms large
Darkness has overcome the land as it seems no one is in charge
Then out of nowhere the eagle lands
Only to be taken into the trial to take his stand
“Where have you been?” the birds proclaim
“On vacation or don’t care,” his reputation they try to defame
They all throw words of hate at him, both birds large and small
The birds all say you said you would love and stay and defend us all
Then the eagle looks at the birds scattered around, clears his throat and boldly speaks
“Your schools, your courts, your homes and some of your churches, you asked me to leave
I say love all and teach acceptance
But you preach intolerance
While the poor become poorer and the rich become more prosperous
Have I ever said not to help the least of us?
I ask you to lend a hand, to help each other out
But you scream hate and racist remarks you shout
I ask you to pick a brother up when he is down
But you use your beaks and claws to stomp him in the ground
I ask you to protect each other with your lives
But you kill each other with words as sharp as knives
I ask you not to store possessions but to give to those in need
But instead of sharing most of you would rather bleed
I give each of you a light inside yourselves to change all of our kind
But each of you denies that light, instead, acting as if you are blind
You ask where have I been? I say I have never left
I will even go so far as to say you have never been more blessed
But what have you done with all these blessings
That’s a good question, many of you will be left guessing
But some of you will recognize the truth
I have given it all to the elders to teach all the youth
Parkland, Las Vegas, El Paso, Dayton. When will it stop?
I tell you when you love and all this hate you drop
You place me here on trial
But you, my friends, are in denial
I was there when the bullets took your loved ones away
I was there when you cried those tears of pain
I was there when the questions came
I was there when it was I who you blamed
I was there even though you have asked me to leave
I was there in your moments of joy and your moments of grief
I was there in the deaths of the battlefields
I was there, protecting you with my shield
I was there when it didn’t rain in your barren lands
I was there when food was bountiful in your hands
I was there in every misfortune and every blessing
I was there when your tongues cursed me and when they were professing
I was there in those moments you felt uninspired
Yes, I was there when those shots were fired
Now I have answered your question on where was I
And I have said that hate is the answer to the question why
But I leave you with this when you wonder if I am here at all
Where is the love? Where are you all birds big and small?
Where is the compassion, empathy, and kindness? Listen to what I say
Fight for love, do not let the land be taken over by all this hate!”
Why God by Austin French-
Where Is God by Michael Farren –
Questions by Tori Kelley-
Parkland by Duff McKagan-
Common by Maren Morris-
What If by India Arie –
Change by Mavis Staples-
1000 Promises by Building 429 –
My God, My Music, My Life 