God weeps
at love withheld,
at strength misused,
at children's innocence abused,
and till we change the way we love, God weeps.
God bleeds
at anger's fist,
at trust betrayed,
at women battered and afraid,
and till we change the way we win, God bleeds.
God cries
at hungry mouths,
at running sores,
at creatures dying without cause,
and till we change the way we care, God cries.
God waits
for stones to melt,
for peace to seed,
for hearts to hold each other's need,
and till we understand the Christ, God waits.
