(This is another lament – #2. These are not meant to shame anyone, but to help me and anyone else who is struggling with how to pray and how to respond to the challenges we face in the world we live in.)
We watched from our screens
The worlds unfolding tragedies
Lord have mercy
Cities crumbling and unlivable,
Ruined,
Lord have mercy
We saw men, women, children, the elderly
Fleeing with little or nothing
On foot, in trucks
Later in unstable overcrowded boats
Looking for help, looking for hope
Lord have mercy
Some came to meet them
To feed them and clothe them
To help them
Thanks be to God
Some opened their wallets and gave
What they could
Thanks be to God
Others of us felt hopeless
What could we do?
We looked at our two small coins*
And put them back in our pocket
Lord have mercy and forgive us
Every day more tragedies unfold
On our flashing screens
Lord have mercy
Every day
Lonely people walk across our paths
Some hungry and homeless
Others in need of a friend
Lord have mercy and forgive us
Forgive us God for when we do nothing
Oh Lord let our hearts be open
Show us what we can do
Let not fear keep us from love
Show us how we can love
Let love grow in our hearts
To overcome fear
Show us what we can do
Let us take the two small coins*
Out again and find a way
To use what we have
To help our neighbors in need
Thanks be to God
*Luke 21:1-4
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