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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 4 – Masters)
Topic: START (02/25/16)
I sit in the parking lot of a church
A church I’ve never attended
Because I met a girl with hope in her eyes
Who told me her heart was mended
She said there’s a group. They meet downstairs
They trust God, one day at a time
There people pray many different prayers
But their struggles are left behind

For I may be a Christian
But I'm an addict, too.
Since I've given God my heart
What else can there be to do?
I thought He'd hear my prayer this time
I thought this trial would cease
I was sure I had surrendered
I long for lasting peace

I don't know what I'm doing wrong
I've nothing else to give.
I want to serve and follow God
Through every day I live.
But every day, it chases me
Whatever I do it's there
Whenever I wake it's haunting me
I always breathe its air

I sit in the parking lot of a church
A church I’ve never attended
Because I met a girl with hope in her eyes
Who told me her heart was mended
She said there’s a group. They meet downstairs
They trust God, one day at a time
There people pray many different prayers
But their struggles are left behind

Why should this work? Why should I try?
When past trying brought me failure
Why should I hope and pray and trust
When addiction stays my jailer?
She spoke of "one day at a time"
Her eyes were full of peace
Her story sounds a lot like mine
But she has found release.

I’ll get out of the car and go down the stairs
I’ll sit in the room and pray
I’ll trust in God’s great faithfulness
To meet my need, today.
I’ll ignore my doubts and trust my hope
I’ll surrender to His Will
For He loved me when I was my worst
And I know He loves me, still.

So, I'll say:

“My name is Pilgrim, and I am an addict.”
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Date
Jenny Fulton 
03/03/16
This was a vivid picture of the struggled so many people face. Great job with this piece.
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
03/04/16
Wow, this is stunning. I'm always impressed how someone can paint such vivid touching pictures with poems. That's not my gift, but you touched my heart. You're a true artist.
Ruth Walker
03/04/16
I loved this, that you captured the dilemma that one can be a Christian yet still struggle with addiction...and that hope can be found "one day at a time".
The 2nd and 3rd stanzas danced to a slightly different rhythm than the rest - was this your intention?
Great work.
C D Swanson 
03/04/16
Well done!

Blessings~
Bonnie Bowden 
03/05/16
I have a friend who is an addict. You painted a powerful picture through your poem.
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
03/10/16
Congratulations on ranking 25 overall. Happy Dance!