Heal Haiti

I would like to share some touching words performed at the Black History Program earlier this week. This disaster may not have touched you are your family directly but it definitely had an impact on lives around us. My prayers go out to all.

Heal Haiti
By Russell M. Drake
January 24, 2010

Tremors, quakes, the shattering of Mother Earth
The Most devastating disaster I’ve seen since my birth
So many women and men laid to rest
The insurmountable pain before they took their last breath
Loss of Sisters, Mothers, Cousins, Daughters
Aunts, Uncles, Brothers, Friends, Fathers
That’s children, adults, even some Babies
My heartfelt prayers go out to ALL of HAITI

I try to empathize and imagine the pain & suffering you feel
But shed tears every time I think of your ordeal
For as men we stand tall and think we can’t fall
But this natural disaster makes us all seem so small
These invincible lives we pretend to have
When our lives are as delicate as an eyelash
One blow of the wind and a pluck from GOD’s hand
Our time can quickly end in this earthly land

Some are counting their losses, praying for understanding & peace
Some are counting their blessing that you were spared and can live another week
It’s evident in this world we’re really and truly helpless
All that we can do is because GOD is here to help us
In words, actions, thoughts imparted in woman and man
His help comes in many forms; too infinite to understand
Like “Are you Listening?” sung by Kirk Franklin and Friends
To Wyclef’s Yele Yele text that helped raise millions

To all those with Haitian Blood running through their veins
The whole global community is here to help absorb your pain
We can’t take it all away but in time your wounds will heal
Find strength in the Lord and Always Know GOD IS REAL!!