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Realization
I say I’m a Christian
I go to church
I pray
I know I believe
What the Bible says
I’ve been baptized
and I try to follow the laws
But something is missing,
a part that’s not there
Something crucial
I can tell
I listen to stories
of people with hard lives
doubting God was there
going through strife
But my life’s not like that,
It’s actually pretty good,
I believe wholeheartedly
at least,
I thought I did.
Then I realized,
what about the love?
where’s the proof,
that I loved?
What would they say,
if I died right now.
Would they morn
and then get on with their lives
like nothing had happened?
Would they rejoice?
I look around me,
at my family, my life.
Every time I meet someone
I have a chance to change their life.
They could change mine
Then with a sinking feeling
I come to find,
My heart has hardened,
And I don’t really care
So with trembling fingers
I reach for my Bible
opening up
to a Psalm
Tears blur my vision
as I start to read
dropping on the fragile page
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