Does Anyone Care?

I was going down

From Jerusalem to Jericho

Towards that cursed town

Exchanging peace for pain and sorrow.

Then the robbers came

Stripped me and beat me

left me half dead.

Stuck here

bruised and lame

Will this wretched road be my deathbed?

Can somebody help me?

I’m hurting! I’m dying! Does anyone care?

I have an urgent need!

But sadly it seems that no one is aware.

Wait

a priest I see!

Descending like me. My case he’ll claim!

He passes by me

Then comes a Levite and does the same.

I thought they would help me!

They seemed to serve God and to honor His name.

Religion is empty!

It cannot heal me. All my wounds still remain.

A Samaritan

Comes upon me and observes my plight.

Moved with compassion

He treats my wounds

binding them just right.

Lord Jesus You found me!

You poured oil and wine on my wounds

them to heal!

You put me on Your beast!

At last! Here is kindness and tenderness real.

Now I’m in the inn

The church

with all those under Your care.

And now I begin

To find some others still in despair.

Lord

bring in more wounded!

Those without the Spirit and the life divine.

That they could be added

And at Your return

the same care You would find.