I Asked the Lord in Prayer
by Judy Joy Jones


l asked the lord in prayer
why people are
begging for food

I thought gods goodness
was for everyone

and the lord
answered me

the poorest of the poor
count on you and me
to be their voice hands and feet

and when we give until it hurts
the poorest of the poor
will be no more

the day will come
when everyone will have
food shelter and medical care

the lord then opened
heaven’s doors
and angels tenderly dried
the tears of the poor
all over earth’s shores

and thus the lord
said to me
the homeless will no longer be
when we share
with those in need


c jj 2014


Originally Published in Street Spirit Newspape in Berkeley Ca
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