When You Kneel to Pray

 

 Our sad world needs a lift today;

Remember when you kneel to pray

To ask Our Blessed Lord, above,

To shed His mercy and His love.

 

Crime is rampant everywhere

And hard times have brought despair;

Dread diseases know to some

Can't easily be overcome.

 

The homeless line our city streets

And even the strong admit defeat;

Smiles are few and far between,

Life seems to have lost its sheen.

 

Drought and floods have left their mark

And our children fear the dark;

Wars which we can't understand

Wreak havoc on a foreign land.

 

Gloom and misery fill the air,

Non-believers fail to care;

Only God can end our plight,

So trust and pray with all your might.

 

~ Catherine Janssen Irwin