The Needs are so Big

kids living without love
without kindness
without wisdom
without hugs
without joy
without curiousity
without safety
without gentleness
without picnics
without bike rides
without cuddles

kids living with hate
with apathy
with conflict
with fists
with bruises
with heartache
with secrets
with fears
with selfishness
with children as parents
with hopelessness
with no memory of anything else

kids living with parents who don't honour them
relatives who don't want them
social workers who don't know them

kids living in filth
in poverty
in hotels
in danger
in shame

kids who need kindness that surpasses what they have known
patience that will hold them as long as it takes
wisdom that helps them confront, deal, and grow
hope that one day they can love and be loved

i am unaware of how to begin
unable to convince my husband
unsure of my family's response
uncomfortable with the size of the need
uncertain of God's plan

but to kids living without
i am living with
with gifts
with passions
with willingness
with a God who can

do something

show me one need