Scandalous Hope
"It's the name for a girl, it's also a thought that can change the world."
Bono
It's hard to explain, but you know it when you see it
It is meek, but you can’t contain it
Hard to grasp, but you know when it’s around
It is hard to teach, but it can be found
Exceedingly quiet, while deafening loud
It is extraordinarily humble, yet aptly proud
Thieves want to own it, but it cannot be stolen
Many are for the strong, It is for the broken
No one’s ever dreamed it
No one’s ever owned it
No one’s ever bought it
You just get it when you receive it
No politics can claim it
No business can sell it
No celebrity can wear it
The poor and outcast possess it
It is private, yet transforms communities
Largely diverse, yet brings deep unity
It is unfair, yet purely just
More powerful than our strongest lusts
Often emulated, yet falling short
Eye for an eye, it is karmas retort
Always talked about, yet seldom shown
It is something you must experience to be known
It is not so much a destination, than an eternal trip
You can’t get by trying, you just open the gift
It is multi-faceted, never looking the same
It is the one thing that will never change
This thing is scandalous
It will get you kicked out of your religion
It has gotten quite a few people killed
Yet it is the only hope for you, me and our world
“Grace is the most perplexing, powerful force in the universe, and, I believe, the only hope for our twisted, violent planet.”
Philip Yancey