When you hear them call "mommy"
When you hear them call "daddy"
What are you going to do?
You know they aren't calling for you.
But the ones they cry out for,
aren't there anymore.
What are you going to do?
The children, they've been there for days,
for weeks. They are poor. They are helpless.
They are hopeless.
What are you going to do?
Are you going to look away,
face the problem another day?
If you don't allow yourself to mentally go there,
you can once again avoid the cold, desperate child's stare.
What are you going to do?
This is not another emotional plea
based on guilt and shame.
The only question is:
What are you going to do in Jesus' name?
We need to face the problem,
and the problem is not the children.
The faces of the children, they force you and me to see,
the problem lies within you and me.
So, now what are you going to do in His name?
Now that you've looked the child in the face,
and seen the eyes looking back at you,
and realized the child is no different from you,
this child needs to be loved too.
