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