Don't Shoot The Wounded
Don't shoot the wounded, they need us more than ever. They need our love no matter what it is
they've done. Sometimes we just condemn them, and don't take time to hear their story.
Don't shoot the wounded, someday
you might be one. It's easy to love the people who are standing hard and fast. Pressing on to meet that higher calling. But
the ones who might be struggling, we tend to judge too harshly, and refuse to try and catch them when they're falling.
We put people into boxes and we draw our hard conclusions, and when they do the things we know
they should not do, we sometimes write them off as hopeless, and we throw them to the dogs. Our
compassion and forgiveness sometimes seem in short supply.
So I say... Don't shoot the wounded!
We can love them and forgive them when their sin does not exceed our own. For we too have
been down bumpy roads before but when they commit offenses outside the boundaries we
have set, we judge them in a word and we turn them out, and we close the door.
Myself I've been forgiven for so many awful things. I've been cleansed and washed and bathed
so many times, that when I see others who have fallen from the way, I just can't find the license to convict them of their
crimes.
So I say... Don't shoot the wounded!
That doesn't mean we turn our heads when we see a brother sin and
pretend that what he's doing is all right. But we must help him see his error, we must lead him to repent. Cry with
those who cry, but bring their deeds into the light .
For it's the sick that need the doctor, and it's the lame that
need the crutch. It's the prodigal who needs the loving hand. For a man who's in despair, there should be kindness
from his friends. 'Lest he should forsake the fear of Almighty and turn away from Yah and man.'
So I say... Don't shoot the wounded!
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