You are not alone

 10/2/24

I have taken my stand,

I have planted my fields,

I am not moving,

What I do,

I do for you.

 

Where are you God?

What are you doing?

 

Are you asleep?

Are you using the latrine?

Are you on vacation?

 

Where are you God?

Have I lost you?

 

What did I do to lose you?

Where are you God?

 

I am on the run,

I can’t keep up,

I am all alone.

What do I do God?

 

You left me alone!

I stood your ground,

I fought your fight

 

Your people,

 

They rebelled against you,

They tore down your altars,

They killed your prophets,

I alone am left,

 

A pitiful fragment of a once great nation,

And I am all alone,

Where are you?

 

Go and restore, son.

Anoint the next generation,

Kings and prophets you will find,

A successor I will give you,

 

Why am I alone, Lord?

 

My son,

I have not left you alone,

I always reserve a remnant,

 

There are seven thousand in Israel,

 

Seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal,

Seven thousand who have not kissed him,

Seven thousand strong,

 

You see now,

I never left you alone.

 

This poem was inspired by 1 Kings 19