Poetry

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ON LIFES PATH

I was on this journey called life

When beside the road
Along the way
I met a man
Who had much to say

He spoke with wisdom
Beyond His years
In response to His words
My eyes filled with tears

He spoke of a time
so long ago
When His earthly life
Was planned
He reached to me
And then I saw
The nail scars in His hands

I asked what had happened
And He said with a smile
With love for you
I went the last mile

He wasn't much
To behold
And yet I longed
To be of His fold

His brow was scarred
And His face was pocked
He would not turn back
for this He'd been mocked

I said how could you
I am not worth the pain
He looked at me
And said your soul
Is my gain

Then He said He must go
But that He would be back
And with Him I would live
And this is a matter of fact

So life goes on day by day
As I journey along my way
And I know in my heart
That soon I'll depart

The trump will sound
And I'll leave the ground
Don't look for me
I won't be found

Because Jesus has come
And I am homeward bound!


Chuck Johnson

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