Love Prevails Over Injustice

Can you see the homeless Shivering with their emaciated physique Struggling for shelter in make-shift shanties Midst luxurious condominiums??? Can you hear their children known as street kids Yelling at each other for left-overs While seeking for edible crumbs Among heaps of garbage??? Can you bear with their impoverished state Along with their agony and anguish As they desperately make both ends meet Even in their shame brought by their misery??? Can you feel their plight Since they regard themselves as victims Who have been denied with opportunities Though they laboured hard, as they say??? Oh, my Lord, these are for You to answer… And as I wait, I trust You and Your wisdom For You know what’s best in every situation Being the Almighty Sovereign over all. Help me, please, to do my part As Your steward who must help build lives Thus, by Your grace, I do what’s right By being a blessing, and not a burden. Let me share what I have with joy And to give what I can by Your grace Make Your goodness always reign With Your love* that prevails over injustice. *Jude 1:21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. April 12, 2018 4th place, "Social Justice Free Verse" Poetry Contest Sponsored by John Hamilton; judged on 4/17/2018. (Featured PS poem on November 21-27, 2021)