My Heart Aches for Us

      My heart aches for us, when I hear about all the suffering that the people of the world are going through. I am sadden by the unfairness that we have to live with everyday. I want our lives to be better. I want our happy days to out number the sad ones. Why does it have to be like this? Why does the human race always seem to be bring down evil upon one another instead of a blessing. Why does our minds even dwell on the ways in hurting others? Please, God help us to change before every heart has grown cold.
     I know we can do much better but are we even trying. Does every man, woman, and child need to suffer? Is every stranger an enemy in our eyes? If we are not related by blood, race or religion, do we deserve to be treated badly? Where has our love gone O God and how can we get it back? Let my heartache come to an end. I know God that you will someday bring all this badness to a end but in the mean time watch over us and protects us if you can.
     I want nothing but goodness for us. I want to see our children happy and not afraid. Fear has somehow grip our minds and our souls and made our trust in each other to grow less. Our fear has isolated us from other people and made us sad, angry, and lonely. It has made our heart to be closed off to love. Who can we love if we fear that someone might hurt us? When did our fear replace our love? It is a shame that fear has such a great hold upon our world.
     I do wish that our world will change somehow so that we can have our peace and some security in our lives. I do not want us to be to afraid to love one another but to keep our hearts opened just a little wider so that we can still love. I will keep on praying to God so to help us. I will try to do my best to hold up under my suffering so it does not break me. I will do my best to try to see the good in our world so that sadness does not rule over my mind. I do hope that our world will change for the better so that my heartaches will be less. I can take comfort that if I do have an heartache it means that I do still care. 

Day to Night, Night to Day

     I see the sun high above me and I feel the warmth on my skin. I see the trees in the distance and the grass beneath my feet. I think to myself, how wonderful is this day and may it never end. I feel myself clinging to the light of this day because it has been a very good day. Nothing went wrong and everything feels so right. I want time to stop so this day will not end.
    I feel a fear coming over me and something feels so wrong. I look above me and the sun is no longer high above my head, it is at a angle and starting to set in the sky. My worries are becoming stronger as the sun is setting. I begin to think, what will tomorrow bring? Today has been a good day but I cannot control time. What will be, will be. The day is becoming night and I cannot stop it.
     I see high above me the moon in the sky and I feel the chill of the night on my skin. I see the stars in the sky and the shadows over the land. Change is happening all around me without me doing a thing. Time is continuing on and I say to myself, "Please, let not tomorrow bring me sorrow but another good day." My mind cannot help but think of the many problems that may come my way. Tonight is peaceful but will that peace carry on to tomorrow, only time can tell.
     I see a light in the distance. Have I been standing here all night? A new day is coming and what will it bring? It's a worry, that can only be answered in time. I see the sun rising in the sky and I feel it's warmth taking away the chill of the night air. Tomorrow is here over any of my objections or approvals. Time waits for no one. I feel like it has it's hands on my back pushing me forward whether I like it or not. We are all move along together in time. Whatever happens, will happen and I will have to deal with it. I do wish I could make the good days last by slowing down time.
     Day to night, night to day a cycle that has continually happen throughout time. A cycle we have no control over. If I could stand in front of a mirror and watch myself age. I would see myself as a baby then watch myself grow to be an old man and there would be nothing that I could do about it. I think time is telling us do not fight against it but enjoy every minute that you have. Our time with each other is limited so do not waste any of it. Yes, I do want to stop or even slow down time on the good days that I have. I worry about what will be tomorrow. However I am only human and will have to deal with what time will bring.