Walls

For the one whose name means "the new house."
Learn to build one, and fill it with friends and love!

Father,
Why do we build walls around ourselves
To shut out You,
Others, 
And ourselves
From ourselves?
Are we that afraid of the revealing,
Of what other will see
Or judge?

Father,
I saw a young man today
Clearly, like seeing through glass. 
You know his name. 
He has been hardened by life. 
He has retreated behind his own fortress. 
Please make my words 
Stick with him
And spark a fire
Which lies dormant. 
No man is an island. 
No one can stand utterly alone. 
Let him see and experience
Something of the good in people.
Let him see and experience
Pieces of You
To kindle within him
Hope alive and anew!