Babies Bombed?
By Peggy Harris
April 23, 1995 in the wake of the Oklahoma City Bombing

The shock of the news numbs us with pictures
of babies taken from the bombed building.
Babies all covered with blood.
Babies with fragile, broken bodies, hanging onto life by a thread.
Other babies whose life thread has been broken.
Rescues by heroes thrill us through and through.

Not only babies, but children and adults
were suddenly,
shockingly,
taken in death by a bomb planted deliberately to cause great harm.
Oh God, why this destruction of these precious creations of human love?
Oh hug us how, God!

Arms that held these little ones 
only a few hours ago are now empty.
Hearts, full of hope for their children’s future,
are now dashed and hearts are left achingly empty.
We all hold our breath, hoping to see one more safe from that pile of rubble.
The time for mourning is now.
We listen for words of hope.

Precious creations of the Creator, 
human beings blown apart by the blast of sin
are hopelessly tangled
in the webs of Satan’s wily ways.

But there is hope!
There is one source of rescue
in this corner of the universe.
This rescue was planned
even before the disaster struck.

The Perfect One
came to save all who would accept
the precious, wondrous, sacrifice
presented by Heaven.

God’s arms are held out to welcome us.
These arms 
reaching for us,
aching to hold us,
are given freely for us.
This gift, that astounds the galaxies,
restores for eternity
the damage done by the bomber of the universe.
Oh God, why this wanton destruction of these creations of the Creator of the Universe?
Oh hug us now, God!

There will come the time
that all our tears,
all our pain,
and all our grief is wiped away forever.

Now, we must help share the news of this rescue
with all we meet.
Time is urgent,
time is running out,
the seconds are ticking away.

We dare not pass by any
who seek a way out
of the debris of sin.
We can help.
We have hope to share.
Take hold now
of the rope that hangs down from heaven.
Fasten tightly to the thread that is stronger
than human-made rope.
Heaven holds it’s breath, to see if there is one more to be rescued from the rubble of sin.

Soon, very soon the rescue will end.
All that can be saved, will be saved.
All that are unwilling to be saved
will sleep for eternity.

Awake now!
Awake to life!
Awake to God,
the Power of the universe!

Broken bodies, covered with sin
will be made whole!
Deadened minds, full of hopelessness
will be recreated, full of hope!
The time for rejoicing has come!

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