A Lawyer's Psalm

I'm not just a lawyer.  I'm a criminal defense lawyer.  To make matters worse, I'm a public defender.  Sometimes our clients call us pretenders, dump trucks, fake lawyers (as opposed to real lawyers or street lawyers). After 14 years in this line of work, I've learned to stop being offended.  I've learned to see the big picture and appreciate the privilege of it all.   Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to be somebody's hero.  I often imagined myself standing in front of a vulnerable person holding a shield aloft to protect them from some overwhelming force.  Before I lost interest in Barbie dolls and Menudo, I knew that I wanted to spend my life defending people's rights.  That's what I prayed for.  That's what I worked for.  That's what I sacrificed for. As I child I was never great with making specific requests to God, and I guess that's how I ended up with my mixed bag of blessings.  Let's be clear.  How m...