A couple of weeks ago in a Bible study we were given the task of writing a psalm of lament or a psalm of hope for the inner-city. I’ve been meaning to post it for awhile now so here it is…
Holy God, I look around me with anger.
I am disgusted by the violence, by the hate that pushes this neighbourhood forward.
I witness the patterns of sin that are being passed on from generation to generation and I call out to You to come and judge this place:
To judge the women who encourage their children to fight;
To judge the men who sell drugs to the broken;
To judge the teenagers who threaten violence on their neighbours;
All of it supports hate. I feel sick just looking at it.
I search for light but can find none, so I call out again for You to come and destroy it.
How long will you show mercy to these people?
How long will you allow children to grow up in this environment?
I cannot be a part of it.
I must look away.
