A Hymn for the Children at the Border

Image via REUTERS / Jose Luis Gonzalez

Christ, you taught us to give water
And to help the ones who thirst.
Yet in places near the border,
We confess we’ve done our worst.
Those who walk must now walk farther.
We have made their journey harder;
We dump water in the dirt.

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