So many people hurting beneath the scaly surface
A skewed version of what is happening in the world
Media wants to ignore the tragedies, pain and the trauma
It doesn’t affect America becuase it isn’t happening here
People are crying, starving and dying in our world
Kind of hard to ignore it, but so many times we do
Pretending that we live in a false reality that our world isn’t full of tragedies
There are disasters, earthquakes, fires, floods, disease, crime, oppression, and dictators
We try to tell the stories, but no one seems to listen
People seem to say “that stinks” but go on with their daily lives
Nothing to worry about, because we live in America and that is overseas
So I see so many people hurting, but in our heart we feel like we should help
Then we get so caught up in our lives that we make no effort to make a difference
Focused on the next thing, not wanting to slow down, because it seems so hard to imagine
what life is going to be like in the future, what we are going to eat, and what we will wear
Can’t describe the notion, there are starving nations but we choose to do nothing
We live in America, and the poverty is still there and there aren’t many people who care
I didn’t want to recognize the fact of the matter, but then God opened my eyes to people who are hurting
I will strive to make a difference, and focus on one second at a time, because I don’t know if you realize
We aren’t guarenteed are next breath, step in the right direction, and still we put things off til tomorrow
We  are in a rut, where the only remedy is love and compassion, and we fail to see the people hurting around us
I hurt for the nations who have never experienced joy, and yet they are happy
With each passing moment they realize they are one step closer to dying
They find a way to persevere and take another step
I don’t know how they do it, but I hear the stories and it makes me cry
Why is it there are so many people who are neglected and infected in this hurting world
I came to tell you about the hope that God offers to us, a freedom from sin, a life filled with healing from hurts and pains, a past that you have kept hidden from everyone because it hurts so bad to dig it up again.
Healing is just a prayer away, and there is joy for those who put their trust in God, yet so many people want to continue to live in the illusion that there is no healing for the pain in this fallen world