The Crisis of Morality, A Poem

I find it truly saddening that one of the most common topics of this blog is pain and suffering. How many times have I reflected on the horrors of violence, terrorism, and Godlessness? The recent tragedy of the Texas church shooting has struck my heart as if with a knife, but that is only one incident of many. Yes, there are acts of terror in my country, but countless more drown out these incidents with daily nightmares in other nations. Yes, pain is relative, but to say that every single life lost is a mere statistic in a growing epidemic of moral evil is just scratching the surface. This hurting world must turn to God if we ever hope to see a better tomorrow, and in all that we do, we must never, ever lose hope.

No matter what rises against us, we must not give into fear, and we can't let the enemy tell us that our lives don't matter. We DO have a voice, and we do matter. Mediocrity should not be in the vocabulary of the Christian, nor anyone for that matter. We should never settle for the sickness of this world, and we must never accept that this is all that will ever be. 

When did we become so jaded, so mute and blind?

How came we gloss over the truth, such ignorance...

Why have we forsaken righteousness, left justice behind?

We run from confrontation, yet we drown in belligerence.

What on earth are we trying to hide?

We look away from the bloodstained floor.

Don't pay attention, pain can't be our guide,

How dare we consider we've opened a door?

Don't blame a higher power, what are you running from?

The mass terror in our hearts tears apart our wings.

We flee from the painful truth, but what have we become?

Are we puppet masters, or are we bound with strings?

In an age of reason, we have never been farther from the truth,

Propaganda never saves, and ignorance nary informs.

Open your eyes, see the pain that plagues our youth!

Don't turn away from the darkness that has become the norm. 

Terror mercilessly inflicts and violence emboldens,

Those who seek to destroy the lives we're meant to save.

When we find ourselves lost in a sea of emotions,

Does the future herald anything but the grave?

Where did courage go, in the face of crushing fear?

Have we lost our ability to go against the grain?

My God, when did we forget that you are always near?

When fearless, we once stood for your name?

In a nation of sheep without a shepherd,

To you, my God, I earnestly pray...

Don't let us lose our sights forever,

Help us see the light of the day.