Light of the world, illuminate our darkness.
Horrific images of hate and vengeance bombard us.
On-going destruction of your creation deflates us.

Where are you?
We don’t see you.
Fear fills us.

Where are your angels?
The refrain, ‘Do not be afraid,’ rings hollow,
Empty, false.

The dream of peace shattered.
The promise of justice extinguished.
The vision of your realm erased.

Where are you?
We don’t see you.
Fear fills us.

Yet,
Yet,
Yet, we persist in hope.
We trust your light will reveal our path.
We step forward with temerity.

Where are you?
We don’t see you.
Yet, we are not afraid.

Image:  Dark valley, Watched Word by John Potter, UK