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Haiti ~ The Day The Earth Shook ~
The earth trembled, the earth shook,
tens of thousands of lives were took.
The day the earth shook, in Haiti.
Many cried and some continued to scream,
it was a terrifying, nightmarish kind of
scene.
The day the earth shook, in Haiti.
Flames of fire broke out here and there,
Smoke and falling rubble filled the air.
The day the earth shook, in Haiti.
Walking anywhere was no longer safe,
Everyone was looking for a familiar
face.
The day the earth shook, in Haiti.
Children and animals were running
around,
their homes had crumbled to the ground.
The day the earth shook, in Haiti.
It shook with a mighty and furious
force,
lives had been horribly changed, off
course.
The day the earth shook, in Haiti.
Yet, a candle of hope in their midst,
they lift,
as through the rubble and broken stone
they sift.
The day the earth shook, in Haiti.
Even though so many of them had died,
within them their love for God still
abides.
The day the earth shook, in Haiti.
A small, yet glorious shining light,
a light that will continue to burn
bright.
The day the earth shook, in Haiti.
Hope still remained in their hearts,
the day their whole world fell apart.
The day the earth shook, in Haiti.
A gratefulness prevails with the spared.
Reach out to them with your prayers.
Most of them no longer have a thing,
still they have a song to sing.
This little light of mine,
they will continue to let it shine.
It is a faith that dwells internal,
for hope burns eternal. . . .
(C)
Joyful Jan
Jan. 2010
I was compelled to write this because of
the following article.
I saw one brief video clip of Haitian
people gathered around a single candle
in the midst of the horrific
destruction. They were singing..."This
little light of mine, I'm gonna let it
shine."
First...they were singing. Can you
imagine singing after what happened to
them? Faith makes you sing. Darkness is
not the absence of light...it is the
absence of faith. If you have faith you
can see the light even in darkness. They
could.
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