A World Together

(a reflection on the pandemic sweeping the world)

By Steve Loggins

April 16, 2020

Who would have thought that we could come together in this way?

Who would have thought that this could make all people stop & pray?

Who could predict that we would all be safer in our homes?

Who could have seen the sorrow and the ache of feeling alone?  

It’s such a strange and difficult time, a time of loss and gain,

A time when people fear and hope, a time of joy and pain.

A person dies, the family has to abbreviate their plans,

Folks are struggling with their grief, no hugs or soothing hands.

We all have time to think about our life and what comes next,

How will our world look after, what are the last effects?

We are in this thing together, for better or for worse,

We might as well then grasp the truth of our finite universe.

We are connected in so many ways, this virus it has shown,

That the very air we breathe today, it’s not just ours alone.

Our money, talents, time, and work, they are part of a bigger scene,

Than we really want to recognize, that we’d rather have unseen.

We want our world to stay so small, just us and those we love,

And maybe just a few more folks, but not many not of blood.

But this whole world belongs to God, He owns it, lock and key,

It’s not our choice that matters here, it’s HIS to have, you see.

And maybe this is just His way, to set us on our heels,

Like Babel was, so long ago, so man would then appeal

to a sovereign God for mercy, for Grace, and Charity,

For we think too much of our intellect and our human dignity.

I’m just a man who’s hoping to make sense of what I see today,

I may be wrong, and probably am, but I guess I’m wired that way.

There has to be a reason, a purpose to it all,

And I prefer to think it’s more than just a fatal random call.

Our World has come together like no time I can recall,

I think that we may see some good come to our spinning ball,

If people keep on seeking out the Lord, our God and king,

Then we may see His Spirit sweep across the land and bring…..

Revival