But I am called
to live
where there are hurts
and disappointments
and unpredictable violence.
I cannot love
in a goldfish bowl,
isolated
and insulated
from life
out there.
The one who calls me
poured out his love
on a cross,
in the full force
of human violence,
in the full power
of divine love.
He calls
that his redeeming
and healing love
will reach through me
to others
out there.