Praying For Hurting Children

LORD there are children suffering at the hand of the evil doer,
Lives ruined, souls tormented and in despair.
Knowing only sorrow, loneliness, suffering and pain,
Crying for help, to feel joy and peace again.
Souls are marred on earth for all of their days
When wicked prevail in evil ways.
Children, defenceless against evil schemes,
Suffer in silence at the hands of fiends.

Oh Christ look down with justice from above,
Rescue the children, may they know pure love.
Send forth to the victims some rescuers
To protect them from horrid monsters.
May You heal hearts, souls and minds
to live and reclaim normal lives.
May children who've been deeply abused
Once again sing childhood songs and be amused
With toys and games and fun filled days.
May they know You and Your redeeming ways.



I was overwhelmed yesterday on my way home from work by the awareness of the suffering of abused children in our world. My journey home was tear filled and prayerfully asking that Christ would move in our world to restore the broken lives to fullness and normality. That He would bring justice upon those who would hurt children, and send compassionate protectors forth into their lives. The above is an overflow of this.