Desperate people,
Desperate cries…
Drowning in the seas of their
Own sin.
Yet so unable to see
All they need do is let down their
Guard
And let You in…
There’s so many fruitless ways we try
To fix this broken world.
There’s new theories every day.
We fret and fume
All for the sake of elbow room
At the drawing table of our
Largely pointless planning,
Rarely glancing
To He whose hands are ever there,
Ever spanning
To cradle the whole
Of His creation,
To show us the error of our
Meandering days,
Heal the breaches of bleeding
Nations.
Like a parent seeking to soothe
Fevered brows of a tortured
Brood,
He is reaching out to us for our
Good.
If we would but stop fussing
And tussling
Long enough let Him!
Ah, but war-torn we are,
And, scripture says, war-torn we
Shall be…
To the very end.
Desperate people,
Desperate cries,
Drowning in the seas of their
Own sin.
Yet so unable to see
All they need do is let down their
Guard
And let You in….
Oh, Father,may they see and run freely
Towards Your open gate,
Surrendering to Your loving will
Before it is too late!
Blessings and prayers, dear friends! Thanks for reading! May we continually pray for our world and, especially, for the lost!
LOVE LOVE LOVE THis
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Thanks so much, Barb! Very glad! 😊
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Desperation is our enemy!
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Yes, indeed! Appreciate the share! Blessings! ☺
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Very well said!
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Thank you! ☺
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Thanks for sharing this! The world is in terrible shape. We as Christians are called to pray. The words to your poem are beautifully written and remind me of 2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV, “if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
May we continue to pray for healing in our world.
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You’re welcome! So very true! Yes, that’s a great verse, one I think of often! Amen! Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts! Blessings to you, Dawn!
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You’re welcome!
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Dear Marisa, this is a lovely & timely supplication for the lost to lean on the Lord. Amen. May we continue to run into His arms no matter what harm tries to come our way.
Blessings ~ Wendy Mac
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Thanks you so much, Wendy! Amen! Blessings to you! ☺
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