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God, Tell Me Why

God,
One day, will you tell my why
little babies have to die?
Children starve while mothers cry
Deadly bombs drop from the sky
God, tell me. Tell me why.

God,
Feel the ground about to shake
People buried in the quake
Rescue missions are at stake
Hearts you made weren't meant to break
God, tell me. Tell me why. 

God,
One day will you please explain
Primal screams all laced with pain
Healthy minds now gone insane
Slashed wrists causing crimson stain
God, tell me. Tell me why.

God,
Do You see this genocide?
Children have no place to hide
Sniped and slautered, rights denied
Bodies burned, the wounds split wide
God, tell me. Tell me why. 

God,
Families are torn apart
by aggressors with no heart
"Torture, maim, erase from chart
anyone who won't depart!"
God, tell me.  Tell me why. 

God,
Hurting souls cry out to You
Vengence waits, I know it's true
Now, Lord, now...what can we do
as our hearts are torn in two?
God, please tell me.

God,
Seared in conscience are the dead
Lying here upon my bed
Why them and not me instead?
Wakeful thoughts are filled with dread
God, is heaven up ahead?

God, please....tell me. 

Eileen Manassian Ghali

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Heidi Sands Date: 6/15/2024 7:10:00 PM I can feel it all. You have expressed this very well Eileen. Well done! Login to Reply

Paul Callus Date: 6/15/2024 2:25:00 AM All of us who have a heart tend to ask questions similar to yours, Eileen. None of us were created to do bad/evil things, but like Richard said, free will comes with consequences. Social circumstances can be blamed, though there are many other reasons. In your case I sense a feeling of helplessness, knowing that there is not much we individuals can do, while those who have the power fail us. ~ It is important that we have faith in God; He knows best! ~ Big hugs, my friend // paul Login to Reply Eileen Manassian Date: 6/15/2024 9:11:00 AM Good to hear from you, dear. Yes. I believe that only faith can get us through because the magnitude of suffering is overwhelming. Those of us in this part of the world who have gone through war have reached our saturation point.

Victor Buhagiar Date: 6/12/2024 11:18:00 PM I always believe that God knows best. Hard for our small minds to understand, but we are mere spots in a great immensity. Login to Reply Eileen Manassian Date: 6/15/2024 9:12:00 AM That's true. That's why I wait to hear the answers one day. Thanks for the visit.

Richard Lamoureux Date: 6/12/2024 7:59:00 AM Very powerfully expressed. When we read revelations, a number of these questions are answered. When God provided humans free will, along with free will came consequences for ourselves and others as well as the planet as a whole. I wrote a piece titled “Human Hands” it deals with how God works through us. Login to Reply Eileen Manassian Date: 6/12/2024 8:08:00 AM Yes. Prophecy is being fulfilled; however, it is just too much pain and carnage. There is a genocide taking place and the world is silent. So sad..

John Lawless Date: 6/10/2024 12:03:00 PM the forever question Eileen, with a for never answer Login to Reply Eileen Manassian Date: 6/10/2024 10:26:00 PM Yes. On this side of eternity we will never know. What a smart comment, John. Hope all is well.

Daniel Henry Rodgers Date: 6/10/2024 9:57:00 AM Dear Eileen, Quite a powerful and heart-wrenching cry that you penned. I think I really liked the raw display of emotion and the questions you raise about suffering and injustice. Eileen, it is such an impactful and moving poem. Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel. Login to Reply Eileen Manassian Date: 6/10/2024 10:27:00 PM Thanks, Daniel. This poem is torn out of my heart. Maybe one day I will get my answers. Blessings.

Tom Woody Date: 6/9/2024 7:53:00 PM Love this. Many have these kind of questions. For forty years I've helped people get logical, satisfying answers, not from religion, but from the Bible. The answers really are all there Eileen, and they're palatable, even inspiring. Wishing you a kind week Login to Reply Eileen Manassian Date: 6/12/2024 8:10:00 AM How long? Revelation even mentions that the blood of those who were martyred for His sake all this question... how long till justice is served? Tom Woody Date: 6/10/2024 5:06:00 AM It is difficult. But we have to believe all the wrongs will be righted. The innocent will be brought back to a new world while their oppressors experience oblivion Eileen Manassian Date: 6/9/2024 8:22:00 PM I think one of the greatest tests of faith is man's response to suffering, especially when the innocent are the ones suffering. I can't even bear to see stray animals on the street without shedding a tear. How much more the indiscriminate extermination of people. Eileen Manassian Date: 6/9/2024 8:19:00 PM Hi, dear. I know the answers. The greatest one being, where was God when Jesus hung on the cross? He had to let him pay the price of sin so redemption could be complete. This is all brought on by the evil one. I believe in a Second Coming. I know it is soon. However, the amount of pain and suffering that I'm witnessing, espcially in this part of the world is overwhelming. Even though we are waiting for the gospel to be preached to all the world for the end to come, I wish there could be an end to suffering NOW.