Pain and penalty

There are so many days when I don’t know where to begin. I can rationalize and justify one point of view over/against another with the best or worst of the world, and just trying to think through everything paralyzes my emotions and thoughts.

Do criminals deserve punishment for their crimes? Yes. For how long? Ah, there’s the question that it’s impossible to answer objectively.

Every day I see penalty and pain. Some of it seems justified. Some of it does not. I throw myself on the mercy of God and ask him to sort it out, for I am too weak and simple-minded to know how to handle the twists and turns of humanity’s wickedness and sorrows. Lord have mercy!

Author: Mack Ames

I teach adult education, including high school equivalency test prep, adult basic education, and Work Ready for Corrections, a workplace readiness course at a correctional facility. I am married with two sons in high school. I have a dry sense of humor and try not to take myself more seriously than necessary. View all posts by Mack Ames