Father, Free Them
A Lament for the Bound and the Beloved
Existing in cages Is comfortable and safest Learning to follow the rules Turns love into something cruel. Knowing where they belong Makes them right and others wrong Anyone different than their mold Will be left out in the cold. Father, free them from their prisons Help them know that Christ has risen Once they learn of your loving grace Joy and peace will renew their faith Lord, help them open their hearts, Give them a safe place to start Keepers of cages play God Smoke and mirrors, applause Pretending to hold the keys That only our Savior has received Casting spells on the innocent Making souls feel insufficient Pleading for mercy, distraught. But the cage was never locked No, the cage wasn't even locked Father, free them from their prisons Help them know that Christ has risen Once they learn of Your loving grace Joy and peace will renew their faith Lord, help them open their hearts, Give them a safe place to start



Beautiful, heartfelt prayer. One I pray for my mom and other loved ones still holding tight to the cage bars out of pure fear. ðŸ˜