Truly, truly

I walk these city streets, seeking
The ways I can find You here, being
called to know and grow and go
forth today, tomorrow, and into eternity
These eyes of mine, You grant them seeing
and time and time again, I’m overwhelmed with feeling

My heart is so full it could explode
not from a lovely high but instead a heavy load
And I wonder how, here and now
with so much and little I seem to know
that You would send me forth to go
with a message of healing

For I see him there, hungry on the corner
Body and soul in need of feeding
For I see him there, thirsty under the tree
Voice and mind in need of replenishing
For I see him there, clothes barely existing
Dignity and pride in need of restoring
For I see him there, no one beside him
Hope and love in need of receiving
And I see him there, prisoned in his circumstances
A seeking need of freedom, desperately hoping to be granted

Truly, truly, am I seeing?
And truly, truly, am I willing?

I ponder these avenues of heart, seeking
The ways I can find You here, being
called to know and grow and go
forth today, tomorrow, and into eternity
These eyes of mine, You grant them seeing
and time and time again, I’m overwhelmed with feeling

My eyes are so full they could explode
not from a lovely sight but instead a heavy load
And I wonder how, here and now
with how much and little I seem to see
that You would send me forth to be
a messenger of healing

For I see You there, hungry in the corner
Your body and soul given to be a feeding
For I see You there, thirsty upon the tree
Your voice and mind in need of repeating
For I see You there, clothes barely existing
Your dignity and humility in need of glorifying
For I see You there, thieves only beside You
Yet Your hope and love ever flowing
And I see You there, embracing your circumstances
A giving up of freedom, all to be gracious
To bring those who do not know
to You

Truly, truly, do I see?
And truly, truly, will I meet Your plea?

Oh dear Shepherd, may I be
Willing to give it all
Lay it down for Your needs
For You to send out with Your call
All that I am and can be
Oh dear Savior, may I know
that in those I see, I see You too
And what I do for them, I do also to You

I walk these city streets, seeking
The ways I can find You here, being
called to know and grow and go
forth today, tomorrow, and into eternity
These eyes of mine, You grant them seeing
and time and time again, I’m overwhelmed with feeling

"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. hen the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.' "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.' Then they also will answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?' Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.' And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." Matthew 10:31-46