Can I not find a single leaf

that hangs upon a twig -

on hidden tree with millions more

within this valley, big?

Can I not find a single bird

that's nestled with the rest -

way deep inside a big ol' world,

protected in its nest?

Can I not find my Comforter

who's there when e're I fall -

who Jesus sent to bring me peace -

if I would only call?

Can I not find a Savior who

had walked around with men -

who was my perfect sacrifice,

so perfect without sin?

Can I not find the God of all -

Creator of all things -

and have my heartstrings failed to break

when one small girl sings?

Can I not find my purpose now

outside my selfish door -

that 'great commission' filled with love

that God has called me for?

Can I not seek beyond my wants,

beyond my worldly place -

beyond the tip of my long nose -

beyond my pretty face?

Can I not find one tiny soul

who begs and cries for aid -

who's needing someone just like me -

yet I have only prayed...?

In such a place of hopelessness,

with many others dead,

can I not help one tiny child

who's hanging by a thread?

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