How Long?
Along with many other schools near me,
the school my grandkids attend
was on lockdown today
as police searched for a killer.
We locked our doors
and prayed he would be found
before more lives were lost.
Far away in a school in Pakistan
terrorists killed 135 children.
In Yemen a car bomb
killed 20 children on a school bus.
Oh Father, how long
before there is an end
to this madness?
How long before
the Prince of Peace comes to reign?
Thank You for the star
that lit the way to the cold, damp cave
where Your Son entered our world
two thousand years ago.
Thank You for Your promise
that “His life is the light that shines
through the darkness—
and the darkness can never extinguish it.”
Help me to be Your lightbearer—
to write and to live
Your answer.
John 1:5; Philippians 2:15-16; Habakkuk 2:2
Marlene Bagnull – Christmas 2014
Write His Answer 
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