Why Do You Cry Lord? (Poem #15)
What is hurting your heart? Why do you cry Lord? Why are you troubled? What can I do to help? I feel God's hurt It comes from down deep I can't explain the pain When my Father cries It's from deep within Sorrow wells up And I'm stuck wondering why Is it from the church? Or possibly from me? Is it from the hurt of others? Why do you cry Lord? I asked those questions Wanting to understand your sorrow And an answer you gave Your own children don't want you Your own children don't hear you Your own children don't know you They live on their daily lives Their daily routines They seek to be higher in status Thinking rules will save them They build their own castles Their own temples before you They sacrifice time and energy Because religion says so From their hearts they desire more More money, more members, more temples They want to be in charge of others While their own homes are in chaos They want to rule over people So they can set their own rules and regulati...