You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy.
But I say, love your enemies!
Pray for those who persecute you!
In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:43-45

I will proclaim the name of the Lord; how glorious is our God!
He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect.
Everything he does is just and fair.
He is a faithful God who does no wrong; how just and upright he is!
Deuteronomy 32:3-4

a wife weeps for her husband
fatherless children
are given
shattered lives

some lament
some deride
a nation is disoriented
broken
lost on one side
lost on that side too
the heart of the country
needs a gps
we are lost
no
it’s worse

a wife weeps for her husband
fatherless children
are given
shattered lives

in a windy city nearby
some wonder
about all the fuss
holes in their walls
are covered by pictures
of sons and daughters
moms and dads
senselessly stolen
from love and home
and not a single post
not a single thread
to remember their dead

a wife weeps for her husband
fatherless children
are given
shattered lives

is our justice the best
is our judgment pure
we must choose
our response
to the horror
in front of us
we must ponder
what is in our hearts

a wife weeps for her husband
fatherless children
are given
shattered lives

God will let us go
our own way
religious lines
party lines
hold no meaning
for what resides
in the heart
will be revealed
it’s not the affiliation
or denomination
we may think we carry light
or hold truth
Lord have mercy

a wife weeps for her husband
fatherless children
are given
shattered lives

what do you want
or
is there a better question
what do we need
what is wrong
maybe we should just stop
ponder
wait
listen
grieve
kneel
plead
is God, God?
is Jesus
alive?
what kind of ambassador
am i
may we be
true children
of our Father in heaven
for he is just and fair

a wife weeps for her husband
fatherless children
are given
shattered lives