Watch It Happen

Watch it happen

We watch it happen:

People are stolen 

By disease, suicide, or another’s hand –

We grieve

I watch it happen:

Loved ones are stolen

My great grandma, youth director, friend –

I grieve

We watch it happen:

Cities collapse and crumble

To fire, earthquakes, and windstorms –

We grieve

I watch it happen: 

My neighbourhood collapses and crumbles

To flooding, tornados, and famine – 

I grieve

We watch it happen:

War tears and splits

Neighbours shoot, countries crack as millions break – 

We grieve

I watch it happen:

My community tears and splits

With divorce, assault and vandalism – 

I grieve

We grieve as we watch 

As like a slug

Sin and death

Leave a slimy trail 

In every pocket

Of what was once 

A beautiful, spotless creation

I grieve as I watch

And I fall on my knees

Turning to God

Begging and pleading

For healing

As around me my world decays

Yet there is hope

For the Lord has promised

That He will finish His plan

And remove the stain

Of sin and death

Restoring His broken people and world

So we wait

Anticipate

For  

When we will watch it happen