UNEXPECTED Poem from this Past Weekend

Many have asked for the poem I read this past weekend...here it is!

The Most Unexpected People God Will Come for This Christmas
By Kimberley Suchta

For the hopeless.
For the hurting.
For the ones trying to hold it all together… He is coming.

For the outcasts.
For the misunderstood.
For the ones who have no Christmas party to attend… He is coming.

For the ones with no voice.
For the ones who are searching for someone to love.
For the ones whose marriages are falling apart… He is coming.

For those who feel like heaven is out of reach.
For those fighting to forgive after being betrayed.
For those learning to trust again… He is coming.

For the tired mom whose Christmas tree isn’t up yet and who has yet to light an advent candle.
For the woman whose arms ache for her child.
For the man struggling with his porn addiction… He is coming.

For the soul hiding inside of those thirty extra pounds.
For the single widow standing in a crowd of couples.
For those sinking in their depression… He is coming.

For those so numb they can’t feel his love.
For those swimming in anxiety.
For those who’s life knows no peace or goodwill… He is coming.

For the man sitting in prison for murder.
For the girl who carelessly gives herself away.
For those who have no frankincense or myrrh, but just filthy rags to offer… He is coming.

For those running to the outstretched arms of the Father for the first time.
For those running to the outstretched arms of the Father for the millionth time.
For those masking their sorrow with a smile… He is coming.

For the teenager counting her Instagram followers.
For the awkward middle school kid who just doesn’t fit in.
For those searching for the understanding eyes of a friend… He is coming.

For those battling the fear of the unknown.
For the refugee boy laying lifeless on a beach attempting to reach freedom.
And for his father who grieves… He is coming.

For the frightened man finding comfort in the weapon he carries.
For those who have been left by the people they thought would never leave.
For those doubting God’s goodness… He is coming.

For those who are the most difficult to love.
For those who are fighting to love again.
For those who despite all of this…keep believing anyway… 

                                                                       He is coming.