WOULD THAT WE KNEW

As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, "If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes" (Luke 19:41-42, NRSV).

WOULD THAT WE KNEW

As Jesus neared Jerusalem, he swept
the city with his tear-filled eyes and wept,
because they’d spurned the hope of their release.
Would that they knew the things that make for peace.

As Jesus views the cities of today,
which have so far departed from the Way,
I wonder if his tears will ever cease.
Would that we knew the things that make for peace!