For Our World

We need to stop, just stop Stop for a moment Before anybody says or does anything That may hurt anyone else We need to be silent, just silent Silent for a moment Before we forever lose the blessings of songs That grow in our hearts We need to notice, just notice Notice for a moment Before the future slips away Into ashes and dust of humility Stop, be silent and notice In so many ways, we are the same Our difference is unique treasures We have, we are, a mosaic of gifts To nurture, to offer, to accept We need to be, just be Be for a moment Kind of gentle, innocent and trusting Like children and lambs Never judging or vengeful Like the judging and the vengeful And now let us pray Differently, yet together Before there is no earth, no life No chance for peace, peace