June 08th, 2018

​The people cry
from the depths of despair,
their tears bereft of hope.
They have received that which
they requested
and it looks different than
they imagined.
It carries a price
they do no wish to pay.
Forgive their petulance,
and free them from the oppression
that suffocates them
in the darkness.

The people cry
from the very core of grief,
their devastation ripping out their hearts.
They have lost loved ones
and possessions
and livelihoods.
They have lost a sense
of wholeness.
Their pain
is agonizing.
Draw them near to you,
we pray,
and heal their broken hearts.

The people cry
for justice
for the earth
and all who inhabit it,
for the universe
and all it encompasses.
Injustice sits in leadership positions
at every level
refusing to listen,
refusing to be a voice for the voiceless.
Comfort your people, O God,
and open the eyes of the blind entitled
that love may reign o'er all the earth.