When

We are the redeemed,
We have been bought at a most precious price.
So when will we start living
In the light of this glorious truth?
We are the called out ones,
So when will we begin to go out under this banner?
When will we, the redeemed,
Stop closing the door
On the orphaned child on our doorstep,
On their anguished faces
And hearts full of empty promises?
When will we stop living on the inside,
Sheltered,
Comforted by these four walls?
When will we be foolish enough
To take that step of faith
Beyond ourselves,
To the outside?
When will we begin crying out to God in faith
Rather than reciting these empty prayers?
Prayer is powerful,
But if we do not believe in its power
Then why do we bother?
And when will we stop living for us
And start living for You?