Show Me Your Justice

Lord, I know your love,
but show me Your justice.
I know the day will come
when probation is done,
and everyone will see
their eternal destiny
justice meted out in judgment reality...

I know, I know that day will come

But...what about now, Lord?
What about now?
What about the mothers who mourn
for their children war has torn
from their breast

What about now, Lord?
What about now?
What about the young ones who wail
along the bomb strewn trail
of a orphaned future

What about now, Lord?
What about now?
What about the homeless who sigh
while their politicians lie
about shelter and supplies,
and no know wonders why

What about now, Lord?
What about now?
What about the genocide's dead,
and all the senseless bloodshed?
What about the survivors, unfed
reduced to begging for bread
living lives laced with dread 
their heartaches left unsaid

Lord, I know of your love,
but show me your justice
before my faith fails,
and every doubt assails
before this evil prevails...

Step....step into the fray
Please...do not delay
Show, show Your justice...
TODAY!

Eileen Manassian

Copyright © | Year Posted 2024



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Date: 6/5/2025 1:10:00 PM
My spirit has me in this place. Each day I look for answers But now adays they come more swiftly. My bible study and You Tube has me up to date. Even with all my knowledge. I'm still putting pieces of the puzzle together. Advice You Tube The three Heavens. It will have answers.
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Date: 12/5/2024 5:54:00 AM
Our God is big enough to hold our questioning of Him. Still He is God and His ways defy our limited understanding. It’s hard to trust in the face of such devastation and still we must. Blessings and hugs.
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Date: 9/12/2024 3:32:00 PM
I agree with my whole heart, Eileen. Glad you wrote this- <3
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Date: 9/12/2024 5:03:00 AM
Dear Eileen, It was if I was reading the cries of David from the Psalms and the question is powerful "Why". I felt like I was reading a devotional crying out to the Lord. - Blessings, My Dear Friend, Daniel
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Date: 9/11/2024 10:52:00 PM
Beautiful poem, and sentiments, the sadness I feel on the topic is like a tsunami.
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Date: 9/11/2024 1:34:00 PM
Asaph had some of the same feelings thousands of years ago and expressed them in Psalm 73. In the grand finale he learned an important lesson - patience. There will be a reckoning. The innocent will live again. Patience and faith
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Date: 9/11/2024 12:10:00 PM
- Only we humans can do something about it, Eileen - Early in life we learn to share ... but humans are greedy ... the rich get richer and the poor suffer ... a sensitive poem ... thank you you shared :) - hugs
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