God is here

“Coming close, close enough to feel her pain, remember the words of another one suffering, God is here. Coming close, closer this time, if you wanna see Jesus look into her eyes; look into her eyes. God is here. See the city where she lives in this dirty place, see the beggars and the whores and the homeless faces, God is here. See the children who are sleeping and the woman who is drunk and the man with the sign that says he’s down on his luck. See the man with the sign give another his blanket; if you didn’t look close you wouldn’t think it, but God lives here. Come in close, closer this time; the miracle of laughter, the miracle of life, God is here. Here in the places we call hopeless, you call out your kingdom and you call it beautiful. Here out of the ashes you build cities of hope; cities of hope. He says “this is my home and these are my children, you wanna see me, you gotta see them”. God is here. He says “this is my home and these are my children, you wanna see me, you gotta see them.” - Song lyrics by Kate Hurley