I saw into the eyes of a child today And I saw hope staring back at me The windows of a young soul So clear for everyone to see. I have a chance to make a difference In this small life brought before me today So I ask you, Lord, to speak through me And tell them what you wish to convey.
Give me patience, good Lord To help me teach this one so fair Allow me kindness and understanding To act with gracious love and great care. For I cannot do this alone, Lord So in your hands I give full control For it is by your love, oh Lord That makes a difference in one’s soul.
Let me be your mouth, good Lord And let my hands become as yours Allow me to be your spokesperson From our land to distant foreign shores. Thank You, Lord, for giving me the love And the powerful insight in order to see For I saw into the eyes of a child today And I saw hope looking back at me.
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Posted: Aug 2011
About this poem:
I wrote this as I was traveling westward from New York on a Greyhound busand noticed a little boy peering over the seat at me.