Sad and broken today

Sloping shoulders he
Walks through the night
This lonely man who feels
That he has lost his life
Wandering and thinking
His head held down to the mist
Thoughts running through his head
How could it have come to this?

His life is filled with worries and stress
For a week now he has been under duress
So many faces and he knows no one
As he walks through the night in the town
It is softly raining so he pulls his collar up
Gatherers his jacket closer and tips his hat down
This time of night not to many people around
In his heart he hopes to see a familiar face

Walking aimlessly with no place to go
Throughout the night and into the dawn
He raises his head and sees the sun has risen in the east
Streaks of bright sunlight shooting down
On the church across the street
Illuminating it and making it lovely to see
In his mind he hears, “Come to me”
Unsure of himself he follows others
Coming to worship

The mass begins the choir sings so sweetly
Everyone joins by singing to the Lord
Voices echoing from the choir above
Rejoicing to the glory of God and His Son
The lonely man sits with his eyes raised to
See the Lord on the cross
Next to the sufferings of Jesus what have I lost?
His heart is filling with the warmth of Gods’ love






He puts his hand in his pocket to get some change
The man with the basket is coming into range
This broken man has nothing he feels he can share
With this Savior that is on the cross hanging there
All he has is one token that he holds tight in his grasp
To the Savior he will offer this small token his last
Silently he slips the token in the basket hoping no one will see
A soft touch on his shoulder and he hears,” I am pleased at what
You have given to me.”

And so this sad man walks back out into the street and heads for home   Knowing that now  he is not alone. That the Lord is watching over him   As he has always been   Ashamed for feeling that he didnt trust his Saviors word    Now knowing that He had heard    His prayers were answered tonight    Because God proved that he knew of his plight. So on to his home through the weary night    A cup of joe in his sight    And the Savior for his friend tonight.