AHEAD TO THE PAST

 

Standing back in reflection,

Surveying the distant past,

I perceive so many mistakes,

Through the shadows that I cast.

 

The tides still ebb and flow,

The stars still wax and wane,

They seem oblivious to my confusion,

About the things I can’t explain.

 

What direction should I pursue?

What path should I have taken?

Why didn’t I accomplish a little more,

To avoid feeling so forsaken?

 

The moon exerts its luminance,

The sun emits its rays,

Elucidating the parameters,

Of my melancholy haze.

 

The silence is so deafening,

I admit my prayers are weak,

But I must persist through my inadequacies,

Though humbled, tired, and meek.

 

Thank God that I am forgiven,

Though I have fallen far short of the mark,

Heavenly success is based on FAITH,

Which precludes us from the dark.

 

Now glancing to the future,

I stare back at Calvary Hill,

Jesus died two millennia ago,

To redeem me -- despite how unworthy I feel!

 

My future was secured by His Blood,

I now have access to the Father’s Throne,

Because He died for ALL my sins,

I will soon be welcomed HOME!