IN FAMINED TENTS

STOP AND WATCH THEM
Look into their eyes clouded by pain,
Festered with flies.
Does what we see disturb our ease?
Can we say no to their sad pleas?

REACH AND TOUCH THEM
Know that they are real. Sense their response.
Know that they feel hunger and thirst,
And constant fear.
Wanting to live yet death is so near.

OH, LET'S HELP THEM.
We can, we must.
They seek but bread--even a crust.
The cost is so small. Just a few cents
Spreads a banquet in famined tents.

AND LET'S TELL THEM
Jesus is Lord.
Let's let them know His Holy Word
Is a fountain flowing alive,
And Jesus is the Bread of Life.