And preparing for 2025!

Poetical Christmas thoughts as I discern the times and transition into a new season.

The Needless Loss

I hear the whys within the questions

And wait.

I see the darkness within the night

And grieve.

I see the tears within the weeping

And groan.

I hear the cries within the screams

And shout.

I see the killers within the aggressors

And withdraw.

I see the person within each murderer

And yearn to approach.

I feel the emptiness in the needless loss

And hurt.

I see the suffering within the pain

And move in compassion.

I see the injustice within the rage

And wait for righteousness.

I see the unseen fists raised at God

And ask for mercy.

I see the war within the battle

And sacrifice praise.

I see the divisions within the dividing walls

And long to mend fences.

I see the light in the sun

And look beyond.

I see the sunrise within the sunset

And pray for “peace on earth; goodwill toward man.”

I hear a trumpet blast upon the clouds

And long to rise to be with Him.

This is not the end but the beginning of the end. 

I see the golden wheat ripe for harvest and know the workers have sickles to sling before 

We rise.

Bonnie Saul Wilks