I took a glance around me
And bowed my head in shame.
All the violence, grief and anger,
I cried to God, "Who's to blame?"

He quietly opened up my heart,
And asked, "What do you see?"
His question burned me like a fire,
For the answer came back to...me!

"Me?", I asked in disbelief.
"But, I've never hurt someone."
"Is that so?", was His reply,
"But, tell Me, what have you done?"

"Have you reached out to the lonely?
Been a friend to one in need?"
"Try to teach right from wrong,
Give a child a moral creed?"

"Have you stopped to help a stranger?
Sought to uphold the just and right?
Or are you on the sidelines,
Hoping someone else will take this fight?"

Again, I bowed my head.
But this time, it was to pray.
To ask for strength and guidance,
For God's presence throughtout my day.

So now, I know the reason
For all the violence and misery.
And, God gave me the solution:
The answer begins with me!