Against All Odds
/The cry to understand war is the time weary lament of mothers and pacifists. Neither of which are considered in the decisions about waging wars. But they both pray for a time when all of the killing will stop. A time when mothers can be more hopeful that they won't have to bury their children.
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Slowly, they crawl out of the bomb shelter
Walk around the church to the back.
They look around at their city in ruins,
Blood in the street and bodies in stacks.
Behind the church, the earth is disturbed.
Fresh dirt covers bodies thrown in a heap.
They find shovels and quickly begin digging,
Praying for pieces of loved ones to keep.
This time honored horror we know as war,
Is the way grown men settle disputes.
The old men send the young ones to die
From offices while dressed up in their suits.
And the rest of us sit by and silently weep
Mourning the loss of those who we watch die.
We simply don't know what we can do
So, we bear silent witness and cry.
I wonder if wars would be different
If the old men had to carry the guns?
I wonder how battles might change
With the power in the hands of their sons ?
Would the youngsters simply exploit the old
Without care that they are afraid?
Or, would the new perspective bring forbearance
To every discussion in which war was weighed?
These questions do not hold much hope
Knowing mankind is irreparably flawed.
This life is full of hopes impossible,
Impossible, that is, but for God.
And so we need to keep praying
Even when the odds are not on our side.
For what were the odds of resurrection
When Christ hung on the cross and died?
By Linda Troxell
From: United States
Website: https://humblyseekingthelordblog.wordpress.com