
Our longing for Justice is Rooted in the love for our global community: Every soul honored. Justice for those who are my people. Justice for those who aren’t. Justice for homeless people. Justice for the children being brought up in this oppressive world. Justice for all the women in the world. Our prayer for Justice? That everyone has a voice and the ability to use it. Equal rights for everyone, no matter what their gender or race. That everyone’s religion be loved equally. That the screams of the trees to be heard. That fear of change cease being a good enough reason to uphold the status quo Hearts free to love, bodies free to run, and grow and thrive…. It’s love in action. I open my heart and my body for justice, I open my heart and my body to those in need of justice. Connection. Family, friends, and religion. Our longing for Justice is For everyone to be treated equally for all time to come. For a time when all can share and experience what they define as justice. For all to understand that all issues are important and some are more severe than others. God drawing near, Shall be able to speak— The beetle on my sleeve the thrumming whisper of a thousand voices who were told to sit down.
This poem was collaboratively written by the 2026 youth participants of Justice Together, a camp at Pilgrim Lodge in Maine, co-hosted by the Maine Conference of the United Church of Christ and The BTS Center.
May it be for us a heartbeat through our ministry, our relationships, our sojourn on this only home planet we’ve ever known.
