A LAMENT - OF -THE - PARCHED - EARTH .

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written by S.C.Mitchell .

July 2013.


Parched - Oh so very parched - earth lies - in her mantle of
Brown and sandy hues - silently she waits - waiting for the
Clouds to form - waiting - waiting - hard and barren - cracked
As skin as of an Ancient - devoid of soothing cream - dry - so
Very dry - she scorches - under the heavy weight of sin - and of
The sun's relentless beating - beating her down - so that even her
Tears - have dried - milleniums of tears - now dry as they too
Lay dormant - longing - longing for the cooling showers
To hide their overflow - so no-one  sees - or
Cares - If they should 
Ever know .

Dear God in Heaven - do You cry for us ? - or would one tear
From You split this old World in half - for such must be Your
Pain at our ungodly ways - our selfish greed - our lack of  love 
For all who need Your tender touch - whose souls crave for the 
Living Water of Your Word - those who are shrouded under weights
They cannot bear - who drink the waters filled with bitterness and 
Bile - and empty promises - the broken hearts - of 
Unresolved despair .

Sweet Jesus - You who know the heaviness of those who cannot
Hear Your voice - drowned out by all the clamour - vying for each space -
Or those now shackled by the bonds of weariness and loss - loss of
Their own respect - or - of those things - that many have - but do not
Treasure as they aught - yes - loss indeed- they too are dry - they too
Are needy souls - who cannot see - that You alone can be a sweet 
Oassis in their dry and empty lives - the One who meets the 
Greatest and the smallest need - a 
Precious Gift indeed .

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LORD - Pour out YOUR SPIRIT  once again - and quench 
Our thirst - and Heal our Land .........

LORD - Hear our cry .

Amen.

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We are experiencing a heatwave in parts of Britain  and this 
prompted my poem today ..

I was thinking of how God sees the hearts of mankind who 
have turned away from Him ....

How sad He must be .... when He wants to pour the
refreshing Water of His Word into our hearts and 
revive us once more .

His water is Living and Life Giving ..
Receive it today and be refreshed .

With His love 
Stella ><


 



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