God weeps at love withheld, at strength misused, at children's innocence abused and till we change the way we love, God weeps.
God bleeds at anger's fist, at trust betrayed, at women battered and afraid, and till we change the way we win, God bleeds.
God cries at hungry mouths, at running sores, at creatures dying without cause, and till we change the way we care, God weeps.
God waits for stones to melt, for peace to seed, for hearts to hold each other's need, and till we understand the Christ, God waits.
— Shirley Erena Murray, Sacred Speech by Donna Schaper