Waiting for a Wayward Child (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
God like a parent waiting for the wayward child runaway, rebellious serving other masters gone away, astray God always ready ...
God like a parent waiting for the wayward child runaway, rebellious serving other masters gone away, astray God always ready ...
We are to be light commissioned to witness to remain authentic to be salt of the earth The darkness around ...
If we are true to the scriptures to truly love our neighbor fasting from our excesses focused on them Serving ...
Seek the quiet center in prayer listening hearing God's voice speaking, speaking to us Act for justice, seek his wisdom ...
God's grace washing over us God's favor will shine on us healing us from within when we answer his call ...
Shining like the morning sun God's favor on us in service, redefined redeemed from our death If we seek justice ...
We stand, we gather we come together to tell our leaders in their name, Change rethink these choices Start over ...
None should be left out sharing in our bounty riches of this society the fruits of this land Those without ...
Standing before the Legislature on the hallowed ground the Statehouse plaza the people gathered 'round. Standing to testify to offer ...
Standing in this crowd with our neighbors looking at the faces fear, yet resolved Standing for justice yearning for compassion ...
Like God waiting sitting in the hallway watching their faces parents hurting their emotions exposed raw Grieving in their rebellion ...
Taking no more than our portion looking to you not ourselves leaving no one behind sharing our gifts blessings we ...
The cuts painful deep, long-lasting short-sighted in their effect targeting the children those without a voice We will pay for ...
Failing to recognize to honor our commitment the obligation of society at the base of the social contract The governed ...
Hurting our neighbors our sisters and brothers those crying out given short shrift Only a few seconds to plead their ...
Making them our sacrifice cutting their services defunding the programs that help those in need An immoral choice pitting our ...
The choice we are making to defund the services will cause lasting pain will tear apart families Many of these ...
Something yet unseen but the prophesies will come the warnings that were spoken the shadows of these cuts The costs ...
There is time yet we can choose another another path through the shadows without hurting our neighbors We should be ...
Not yet desperate but the choices being made drastic cuts in services in funding for the poor Services will be ...
Not something abstract the people who came before you crying out for assistance for dignity each day Crying for you ...
The costs will be greater though maybe not tomorrow down into our future when the costs are fully realized The ...
The need is greater than what we have funded long waiting lists and unfunded mandates Now in this cruel season ...
Pull back from the brink this collective madness restore the funding to aid our neighbors The social contract the covenant ...
The innocents will die they may even take their own lives some will die cold and alone others may go ...
The cuts deep, cruel devastating our people shredding the net there to protect them holding them up Falling to the ...
Indigent families need our help needing our love, to lift them up Society providing the safety net that they may ...
No counsel with them no one beside them their advocates on the chopping block No one their to balance the ...
The indigent, the helpless those who have been beaten down those needing assistance to stand on the ground No counsel ...
Something elemental the same as universal rights those endowed by our creator not given by mankind The same as these ...
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