A particularly barbaric terrorist has recently been killed. Should we mourn when an evil man dies?
Should we mourn
When an evil man dies?
Should we perhaps
Celebrate his demise?
If not celebrate,
Then perhaps be glad,
And certainly
Never ever feel sad?
And what of You,
Who are Father of all?
Do You mourn
One so clearly evil?
Would You admit
Failure of Your plan,
When at the end,
Satan gets his man?
Does Your mercy
Extend beyond the grave,
To save the ‘lost’
Who refused to behave?
Is our freedom
Then just a ruse,
To make us think
That we can choose?
And if we choose
To reject love’s path,
Will You hold to
The fiery aftermath?
Does evil then win
By populating hell,
Where even one
Sours heaven’s hotel?
When You thought of us
Long before our birth,
And invested us
With Your own imag’d worth,
Did You know then
Our various ends:
Those choosing life;
Those otherwise destined?
Did You create
Those who would be damned?
Did You foresee
As if it was planned?
All will be well?
Will it be so?
What if the one I love
Doesn’t get to go?
Yes we should mourn
When an evil man dies,
We who will face
Our very own reprise.
We should so mourn
The loss of a brother,
Sourced from the same Hand,
Our significant other.
For when the bell tolls,
We are connected:
Sin’s ripples spread,
All are infected.
And all by mercy
And mercy alone,
Will enter heaven,
Humble… and prone.