To Be Like Jesus

luv2write42 · 2009-08-24T23:23:18Z

There’s a little boy sitting on the street with nothing to hold but his sorrows. He has no food to eat and his clothes are tattered; he has no family, no hope for tomorrow. Open up my eyes, Lord that I may see this suffering and not turn away. There’s a little girl crying in a corner where there is no one to dab her tears. She has been abused; no one there protects her. She’s lost all hope for an answer to her prayers. Open up my ears, Lord that I may hear the cries of your children and not tune them out. There’s a young woman, her face held in her hands, trembling without relief in the wake of dreaded news. Her husband has just died- a soldier in Iraq- wishing one last time to say, “I love you.” Open up my mouth, Lord that I may speak your words of comfort to the weary and the broken. There’s a middle-aged man who lives in a home for the mentally ill, rejected by the world. He may not look at life the same as you and me, but he understands ridicule, and how it feels to be ignored. Open up my arms, Lord that I may reach out to the forgotten and always remember them. There’s a group of children huddled in their loss, living in a country where hope does not exist. They lost their parents to AIDS, have no food or clean water, are fearful of soldiers whose violence they can’t resist. Open up my heart, Lord that I may pour out love and show compassion to those considered hopeless. Give me your eyes and ears; give me your hands and feet, and give me your heart. That I may give love to the unloved, compassion to the suffering, protection to the abused. That I may seek justice for the forgotten, mercy for the unforgiven, liberty for the oppressed. That I may bring salvation to the lost, food for the hungry, comfort to the hurting. So that I may lead others to the origin of love- the love of Jesus Christ. Open up my heart, Lord.

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wow, there are a lot of reviews on this. I have to say I agree with other people above, however-- I don;t think this is pretentious, but it does feel very hymn-ish. Actually, it sounds like something they do at my church where we go "today mark, jacob, annie goldrun and several other died of sickness, war and violence. Merciful god, guide them quickly to the departed and summon sorrow in our hearts for the families of the departed. Amen"
It was also a tad bit long--- there were some stanzas that you could have cut out of this, to get the same message across in a more concise manner. I tend to think that the shortest way to deliver the message is usually the best-- it has the most punch, and the most delivery.
If you do cut, don't get rid of your last line. It was perfect.

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