General (Vol. 2)
On the Streets
- On the streets the pushers flourish,
Addict prostitutes trudge by;
Crime entwines its countless victims
In hopeless dependency:
They are icons of our failures,
Lured by power, greed and lust,
Urging punishment and prison
Where we failed to nourish trust. - First, we must acknowledge failure,
Own our weakness and repent;
Then, in justice, try to put right
Harm it was ours to prevent:
Next, the victims we would banish
We must welcome and embrace,
Finally, withdraw from judgment
As defendants in the case. - As You loved the poor among us,
Jesus, wander in the street;
Mary, heal your ravaged daughters
That their souls may be complete:
Teach us to accept our neighbour
Is the junkie and the whore,
Cease connivance, fight indifference,
Know, obey and love Your law.
