The law says an eye for an eye
and a tooth for a tooth
but grace says forgive
karma says you will get exactly what you deserve
for everything you have done
but grace says you can have something better
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following the rules can make us look righteous
even as we swell with pride
as we shun the sinner
but didn’t the most righteous man who ever lived
leave his home of perfection
to be born in a manger surrounded by the stench of animals
wasn’t his humble mission
to suffer at the hands of the prideful in order to offer salvation
to the worst of failures
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if this is a portrait of divine grace
why are we still proudly exhibiting our stick figure drawings of segregation
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Here is a short monologue I performed a few years ago. It was a controversial piece at the time. Still…I stick by what I said here. The situation I talk about was a hard one. The decision was tough. Yet, grace made all the difference. Check it out.
Kelvin Bueckert 