How long Lord?

One thing about keeping a journal since I was 14, I have found that sharing my thoughts also includes writing poetry and prayers.  As this new year begins, these words come to mind as I pray...
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Today I saw You, Lord,  
weeping with migrant mothers around wooden shacks and burrows
where children learn little except how to fight - weeping.

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Today I saw Christ, gasping for His breath in churches where superficial worshipers provide lip-service justice to the hungry,
then drive home to an overwhelming feast while watching overpriced athletes - gasping.

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed Is the One who comes in the name ofthe Lord. Hosanna in the highest. 

Today i saw Christ, hoping in the corridors of our schools, where the question "Why?" is raised
and seeds of truth are not nurtured and our children live and die - hoping.

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is the One who comes in the name ofthe Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Today I saw Christ, struggling in the homes of older Americans
where the choice between medicine and food leaves them poor, lonely and malnourished - struggling.

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed Is the One who comes in the name ofthe Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Today I saw Christ, dying for the stranger whom society has deemed unworthy,
homeless and huddled under bridges - dying.

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is the One who comes in the name ofthe Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

O Lamb of God, who takes away the sins ofthe world, have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, who takes away the sins ofthe world have mercy upon us.
O Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world grant us Your peace. 

Stay in God's grip!

​G. Todd Williams (c) 2017