My thoughts return to the carefree days of youth,
When faith stretched out before me,
An eternal horizon of never ending opportunity,
Nothing could daunt my eternal optimism,
But, endless hope found reality in my life,
The reminders of my flaws became obvious,
I have plenty of friends who remind me regularly,
My list of sins mounts up each day,
Tallied up by the false promise of the liar’s trust.
I know that my life never measures up,
I could despair when I think of all that could go wrong,
Instead I will end this day with prayer and trust.
Depression was the fogged out life,
The brightest colour was a the bleakest grey,
I thought death was only choice left for me,
This was when I thought life was finished,
Except God chose to show me forgiveness,
I listened to the words of Eternity’s love,
He spoke in the softest whisper about trust,
When I thought I was totally unlovable,
He called me by name with title “Beloved”,
The liar can keep incessantly yapping away,
His annoying bark no longer has any bite,
I am following the path laid out for Mercy,
It’s the sure path that is guided by Grace,
Every day beginning with a thankful prayer,
My life lost and then found by Eternity,
The voice I want to hear is found again,
The Spirit of God leading the way forward,
Sheltering me from the lies and deceit,
Me living the blessed life of service to God.