So, what has happened to the world? That normal now passes as excellence? When did we lower our standards? There seems to be no expectation to go above and beyond what one might know, or might want to know. It seems people are blissful in their own ignorance. How far have we fallen? Indeed, how far have we fallen? We are living in an environment where people are blind. What you don’t see, you don’t know. Out of sight, out of mind. So now, ignorance is the new normal! In fact, ignorance is the new excellence! The less you know, the more seemingly you gain. Not to care is deemed to be smart. When you subtract love from any equation, from any situation, from any location, the result is always hurt, and pain, on all sides. That is why we need to bring love back into the equation. Love, in Jesus’ words: “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” So he can hear you all now, say it with me: “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” Even when it ain’t easy! Even when you been done wrong! And this world’s got you down on your knees! Love thy neighbour as thyself! Alright, amen.

——Reverend Wheeler, Widows (2018)