You Are Not Alone

You’re Not Alone…You’re Not Forgotten

Written on 9/3/05 by Susan C. Corrigan, Wethersfield, CT
In response to Hurricane Katrina

You’re not alone…You’re not forgotten…
When the storm rages around you,
When the water and wind overtakes your everything,
When you fight and cling to life itself,
You’re not alone…You’re not forgotten…
When chaos and violence threatens your safety,
When horrors of death are before your eyes,
When hunger and thirst ache within your bodies,
You’re not alone… You’re not forgotten…
When no one is taking charge and all control is lost,
When help and relief are just empty promises,
When helplessness and questions of the world’s abandonment rise within you,
You’re not alone… You’re not forgotten…
When politicians discuss what party is to blame,
When racial dividers cry malice against color,
When stars stand on their soapboxes and go home to their mansions and wealth,
You’re not alone…You’re not forgotten…
When the ball games play on and its fans stand and cheer,
When the far away shifts at work move on without notice,
When the earth continues to turn and the sun rises and sets,
You’re not alone… You’re not forgotten…
When you cry out for mercy and help from above,
When you desperately seek the God to be found,
When you call for The Rock, and The Shield, and Deliverer,
You’re not alone…You’re not forgotten…
When God is your refuge and your strength,
When He is the ever-present help in trouble,
When you call upon His promises of deliverance,
You’re not alone…You’re not forgotten…
When you set your eyes upon Jesus,
When you have faith in his unfailing love and sacrifice,
When your hope is rooted in God above men,
You’re not alone… You’re not forgotten…
When this world is not the end of the line,
When heaven and the afterlife are kept in your sights,
When you believe that the first will be last and the last will be first,
You’re not alone…You’re not forgotten…
When you fear what kills your soul, not your body,
When “Praise to you LORD” is sung amidst hardship and pain,
When peace beyond all understanding is filling your soul,
You’re not alone… You’re not forgotten.