The Empire
has some cracks
It always was a wobbly foundation
Urgent meetings to discuss tensions
Disagreements between leaders
Bring the walls down
Crashing down
Open up the earth
Swallow up that which is not of God
Blood soaked ground
Rocks crying out
Your name
We speak your name
Your powerful name
We lift it up
above everything else
Mountains thrown into the sea
Earthquakes
Sun standing still
The bones are moving
Coming alive
With your breath
We have
faith for this
We have hope for this
To stop oppression in its’ tracks
To put spokes in the wheels of injustice
To let war machines malfunction
To stop all the aggression
People within are very unhappy
People from all over are screaming for change
Souls are in anguish for those suffering
For all the hurt, harm and pain
We want it to stop
We pray for your kindness oh God
Plant compassion and kindness in the Empire
Soften hearts
We need you God
We need you now
We need you to move
To change the atmosphere
May your presence be felt
To change hearts and minds
A radical turnaround
Dreams that challenge ideas
Loud spoken words that rattle
windows and nerves
Could this be God?
being the question on lips
An awareness of you and your power
To bow down, cry and repent
And ask for forgiveness
To turn to the living God
The one who can make us all well
The one who can do it for all of us
So that we really can have peace on earth
Shalom from God alone
Good news for all
The collective shout
The collective shout for freedom
Pouring out your oil of healing, mercy and grace
Pouring out your generous love
Pouring out your abundant life
Pouring out your faithfulness
Pouring out God’s flourishing for all
Lives that live, love and serve
Building new walls
Walls that contain abundance and life
For God’s kingdom to come on earth
(Picture taken at the Castle in Cape Town, South Africa)
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