“Do you hear the people sing?”

I glance at my Facebook feed

“so I wish I could say I'm numb. I cannot. Surprised? No... but in all kinds of pain.”

“I am at The Taking it to the Streets: Reviving the Black Church Conference. I am in the right place in light of the latest verdict. Yes!”

“There is a lot of unrest in the world. We should care about it.”

When I get home, Fiona is listening to music from Les Mis, which she will be singing in a school concert tomorrow.

“One day more!
Another day, another destiny.
This never-ending road to Calvary;
These men who seem to know my crime
Will surely come a second time.
One day more!”

I try to find words to make sense of it all. It is Advent and I wait expectantly for the coming of peace and justice. The words from Les Mis come back in focus.

“Tomorrow we'll discover
What our God in Heaven has in store!”