Sunday, April 11, 2010

Some More Poetry

So last night, slightly ironically during a worship session and during a talk, I felt inspired and decided to write a couple of poems... and I thought I'd share them here. 

One World

How we take things...
All things, for granted.

We're here, sitting, living;
While there are others out there
Who struggle to put a roof above their heads.

We can sing hymns of praise freely to You
Without being persecuted.
Yet there are others out there who can't even
Pray to You out of fear of condemnation...
And being bruised, beaten and battered.

It's hypocritical that we live in a world
Overall praised for its liberal values, and freedom;
While there are those out there
Whose such values are not even respected.

Yet, Lord, I know and believe that You -
You, Lord - will call us one day to be part
Of Your world, Your one world.
You will not leave one soul behind,
Not one soul who has prayed, asked for forgiveness,
Or worshipped You,
Will be forgotten by You.
We will all be part of Your Paradise.

Till then, however, we're stuck here,
In this, our one world,
Shrouded in anything but the harmony that You possess.

And we'll continue taking all things for granted.
Yes, we will.

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Who Cares?

When you sit there, alone, desolate, hopeless -
The first thing that might come to mind is
Who cares?

You don't want to be a burden to society,
To your friends, to your parents, to everyone.
So yeah, you say and say again
Who cares?

When there's nothing to cling onto
And you believe there's no hope left,
Time and time again, you say
Who cares?

But lest do you know that there is someone
Right out there
Who does indeed care.

He's not a phone call away, nor a flight to
The next country away,
But He's there, right beside you,
Here, there, everywhere, tomorrow and today.

So before you say and ask who cares again,
Take the time to realise
That Jesus cares.

He will pick you up from the bottom of bottoms,
The pits of pits,
And restore you, just because He cares.

His unconditional love for us - Yes,
Jesus cares.

God Bless You all!
Matti

1 comment:

Marie Claire said...

They're good! (:

The last one reminds me of one saying/phrase I really like:

'Dear God, I have a problem. It’s me.'

'Dear Child, I have a solution. It’s me.'

Have a nice Sunday!