Lord, on this day of celebration,
of freedom and liberty
I am so sad to see . . .
in our country so much hostility.
It grieves my heart,
to see the hateful division
I cringe at the thought
of the future, I envision.
It sickens my stomach,
when I watch the nightly news
at the violence stemming
from those with opposing views.
I wish we’d come together,
on this night of elation
and see our individual need
for Jesus and salvation.
Lord, on this day of celebration,
we need a healing of our land
for, it will take a true miracle . . .
if united we are to stand!
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“If my people,
which are called by my name,
shall humble themselves,
and pray, and seek my face,
and turn from their wicked ways;
then will I hear from heaven,
and will forgive their sin,
and will heal their land.”
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2017
Deborah Ann Belka
July 5th, 2017 at 6:22 am
I appreciate the poem, and I wanted to comment briefly on the 2Chronicles passage. I think it’s important to put that in its historical context with ancient Israel as a theocracy.
We can get into trouble — with our non-believing neighbors and withing our own theologies! — if we appear to be applying that to the USA. Since the new inbreaking of the Kingdom as revealed in Jesus Christ, God is not God of a theocratic nation like israel in the time of David, etc. In other words, God is interested in all individual souls, but not in the USA any more than in Norway or Niger or North Vietnam. i’d agree with you that we need a healing of our land (USA), but the better application of that passage would be to the new Kingdom of God, i.e., the Israel of God that includes believers in the Father and Son.
Again, I don’t disagree that our country needs some help these days, and it’s good to pray for that. Your example is a good one, and I too am troubled by the violence and deep division. From a scriptural interpretation vantage point, I think it’s important to realize that Hebrew Bible history and prophecy aren’t applicable to a modern nation per se.
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July 6th, 2017 at 8:21 am
Hi Brian, I agree! When I first added the verse to the poem I thought it wasn’t the best fit. But, I love the verse and though written for the Jewish Nation of Israel . . . I thought that it would speak of our country and yes the “whole world’s” need to see see their sin, repent and find salvation through our Lord, Christ Jesus. I appreciate your comment and thoughts on this and hope using this verse in my poem doesn’t get misinterpreted. I know that the peace I am looking for will not be found in this world, but it will be when Jesus returns with the new heavens and earth and He reigns as the King of Kings! ~ Blessings ~
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July 4th, 2017 at 5:53 pm
Amen! Happy 4th of July. 🙂
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July 6th, 2017 at 7:03 am
Amen and Amen! Hope your 4th was great, mine was relaxing and in bed before all the works went off 🙂 ~ Blessings ~
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July 4th, 2017 at 5:39 pm
Amen!! Here’s my Independence Day writing from a few years ago. Please enjoy it. I’ll put it up on my blog also. http://www.soundclick.com/html5/v3/player.cfm?type=single&songid=12786353&q=hi
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July 6th, 2017 at 7:02 am
I will go and listen thank you for sharing! ~ Blessings ~
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July 4th, 2017 at 5:20 pm
Reblogged this on John Cowgill's Literature Site.
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July 10th, 2017 at 11:41 am
Thank you John for blessing me with all the reblogs of my posts 🙂 ~ To God Be the Glory ~
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July 10th, 2017 at 2:24 pm
You are very welcome.
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July 4th, 2017 at 5:06 pm
[…] via We Need A Miracle ~ — CHRISTian poetry ~ by deborah ann […]
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July 10th, 2017 at 11:31 am
Thank you so much for blessing me with yet another link to my post 🙂 ~ Blessings to you and yours Jonathan ~
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