Restore Us O God

Most days are mild, sunny, and bright
We thrive with breaks from the dark nights

We grow healthy when we share YOUR sacred light
There's little to be gained from constant and senseless strife

Everyone should be born free and have a right to their rights;
GOD-granted rights, not given or taken for mankind's delights

May we cease from causing fear and fright
May we not stall to tear down these walls

YOU have opened every closet, leaving nowhere to hide
We must devise a solution to this our great divide

Maybe psychology has a point, but YOU GOD are totally right
It's deeper than brown, red, yellow, black, and white

We humans can be very cruel, feeble, and ever so evil
Hurt people really do hurt other people

We inflict the wounds that inflict us
We sweep onto others our own dust

We exercise our own desires and lust,
While pretending 'It's in God we trust'.

We engage in dialogue we love to discuss,
But we end up with more fuss and disgust

While I pray to YOU on this 7th day of August,
Arise and shine O GOD! Please restore all of us.                                                                                                 

080720PS
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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August 7, 2020 at 3:32 PM
Excellent Curtis! A favorite for me :)
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