Let It Be

I took a friend today to visit his 80 year old mother who lives in an assisted living center with an advanced Alzheimer, a brain disease that robs one of memory. We have been there many times before but today she looked more alert and aware. However, if you asked her any question she would always say ‘yes’.

Once, a few years back. when we had to take her to the emergency room after Church I noticed she answered all the doctors and nurses questions with a ‘yes’. When they and her son were out of the room I pointed this out to her; no matter what the question was she would say ‘yes’. She smiled and understood what I was saying. When others came back in the room and asked her questions she started to say ‘no’ to everything.

Today when she was saying ‘yes’ and I pointed this out to her she smiled but continued to say ‘yes’ to every question. When you do not understand it is easier to say yes than no.

Mother Mary said yes to the angel when she was asked to be the ‘Mother of God.’ She said ‘yes’, Let it Be. When her son was in pain and dying on the cross she probably fully realized what she had said yes to.

The struggle between labor, workers, and big business is now focused on Wisconsin. Although the governor and republicans say it is about budget, thinking people are starting to realize it is about the rights of workers to organize and bargain. Today over forty thousand persons voted with their feet and presence in Madison for rights of workers. Tomorrow the funders of the National Tea party organizations are bringing to Madison a group of people to protest the protesters. The will say yes to the Governor and big business but no to the people.

Remembering what is on my car bumper sticker “God is not a Republican…or a Democrat”, I put my money on those who say ‘yes’, let it be.

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