Poems
by Charles Griggs
I Wonder The Lost Soul Flawed Folks Bowling While Life Goes On
“The Lost Soul” came into being during a sermon Pastor Rich gave in a Sunday morning service.
The
Lost Soul
A
Sunday night and all alone, with stars so brightly shining
A
figure with a heart like stone strolled lonely streets while crying.
Nowhere
to go. No one to see. Her world collapsed in disarray,
She
wondered what her life would be for anger broke all bonds that day.
Cast
from her home to not return. Oh, if she could regress one day
And
hopefully she’d maybe learn to hold back what she’d had to say.
The
tongue is unforgiving when, with hurting, angry words you speak
Not
realizing once again that you must turn the other cheek
Or
suffer consequences great as many teardrops start to flow.
You
then find out that it’s too late. You’ve burned the bridge. No place
to go.
She
wandered aimlessly about until she chanced to overhear
A
voice that raised into a shout,
“With Christ you never need have fear!”
“He
loves you, child! He always will! He’ll never turn his face away!”
The
words sank in as she stood still. She wished that she knew how to pray
For
in her broken heart she knew these words were from her God above
And
second chances were so few. She longed to partake of His love.
A
brightly lighted church stood there. The preaching voice came from within.
And
suddenly she was aware that truly she was deep in sin.
She
ventured to the doorway then to try to overcome the fright
That
came upon her body when she heard the loud voice in the night.
It
was as if a gentle hand was urging her to step inside.
And
then, “You must be born again!” removed all of her foolish pride.
The
congregation burst into a stanza of, “Just As I Am”,
And
while they sang she fairly flew down the aisle going to the Lamb.
She
knows contentment for you see, all her fences she has mended
She’s
made amends to family and her anger she has ended.
She’s
now a child of her God and tries to follow in His way.
Her
path in life she’ll gladly trod, for now she does
know how to pray!
by Charles Griggs
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