Children look around you and tell me what you see
With eyes that find divinity in every mystery
I see war and hunger, I see poverty and pain
I see millions whose lives are forever changed
I see so many nations lost and confused
I see people demoralized and abused
I see wrong and right, black and white
I see people battling a never-ending fight
But the children adopt a different world view
Where there is no division between me and you
We laugh and play and dance and sing
And, from our hearts, joy and freedom ring
We work together to help another
Because it is the right thing to do
And when we are kind, we tend to find
That doing good feels good too
I wish that, as adults, we were blessed
With the gifts to pass this great test
That we would have the open hearts of the young
And the knowledge that age has begun
I also pray for greater wisdom to better decide
And openness to the Holy Spirit as my guide