Defend the Fatherless
By Rebekah Nelams
I’m sorry but it’s time to go
And leave all that you have ever known
If only you understood
That this is all for your own good
Fingers reaching out with tears
you’re all I’ve had for all these years
Please don’t let them take me away
Bitter end to a scary day
And who are these, who smile at me?
I want to go home! Why can’t you see?
But where is home? What does that mean?
And what is the meaning of “family?”
And some feel pity, but do not act
They say”I’d feel so bad if the child had to go back”
They don’t understand the child loses either way,
Whether she goes or whether she stays
Defend the fatherless, it’s what God says
And a child lives in fear while we think on it for days
Or years even..we sit and pray and wait
But what if we pray so long, that it’s too late?
Too late for the child whose “normal” is violence and hate
No church, NO! Rise up and take action!
Life is meaningless if lived for your own satisfaction!
There’s a harvest out there in your own back yard
But the workers are few because the work is “too hard”
They aren’t statistics or trouble makers
They’ve been wounded by greedy takers
But we have so much love to give
So be the Gospel, that they might live.