What is worthwhile in this world –
think, ponder, and understand.
Lies thrive in debauchery,
fear gnaws at the godless.
Death, with its dark shepherd's crook,
herds the foolish sheep,
and each one forges its own coffin
with its senseless heart.
The earth shakes in upheaval.
Above, fire scorches it.
And brothers – guns against guns –
are dragged towards destruction in hatred.
The corrupt ruler trades
and weighs souls on a scale…
What is worthwhile in this world?
Decide, my friend! Decide!
Don’t let Evil break you!
Don’t bow your head to sin!
Christ redeemed you with His Blood
and freed you from death!
For Him, sorrow is worth it,
grief with countless sighs.
For He is the Sun in the rainbow
and He is the only Meaning.
And even a caged bird in exhaustion
Will bloom with faith in cream.
May you too experience
Such a life devoted to God…
Stefan Glavchev
(A Copper Bowl)
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