Comfort and Peace from the Lord: A Poem

Comfort and Peace From the Lord

 The wicked are like the tossing sea,

  its waters toss up mire and dirt;

     for it cannot rest.

“There is no peace, says my God, for the wicked.”

         (Is 57:20-21)

In God’s mercy though He cries:

“I have seen his ways, but I will heal him;

     I will lead him and repay him with comfort”,…

“Peace, peace, to the far and to the near, says the Lord;

    and I will heal him.” (Is 58: 18-19)

The presence of God in our life today

     seems hidden as life beneath the waves.

Therefore peace and joy too are absent.

Daily we ask, maybe in a religious hypocrisy way,

    while seeking riches through unjust means.

Seek me in those who are poor, those who are injured;

    these are works of mercy which I ask, says the Lord.

“Then your healing shall spring up speedily;”…

“Then you shall call and the Lord will answer;

    you shall cry, and he will say, Here I am.” (Is 58: 8-9)

Thus today the path is known: true charity, true love;

the Lord is known in hungry children,

 Seen in helpless women oppressed by men of power;

Found in immigrants who can find no jobs,

       sitting quietly begging for assistance.

He calls us to be his disciples, to be his loving hand;

    We then are called to answer him,

    “Here I am;”  today, I will be your hand.