When Grief Visits

When grief visits a community

When evil prevails

When innocence is crushed

Through the pain

The Comforter holds us close

The Spirit wipes away the tears

Dispels fears

Gradually heals

The prayers of the saints

Unified, led by love

Streams of mercy

Cover the wounded like a warm coat

We ask why

When God is sovereign

Why did evil encamp among us?

Why did God not stay the hands of harm

But God allows each man

The freedom to choose

Though He pulls and tugs at the heart

Still we have the choice

And we have before us the decision to forgive

We can do our part to love

So let us pray

For the Comforter to come

To wipe away the tears

Dispel the fears

And slowly heal us all