*Poet's note: Please pray for my sister in her final days
You
didn't fight addiction 'cause you always let it win.
The
booze and drugs were lovers dear, above your friends and kin.
Your
children paid the biggest price: their hearts and souls did break.
But
now you're helpless there in bed; your body's broken, too.
You
cry and beg for mercy from the ones who once loved you.
One
time you pushed the world away, and now it's really gone.
You
feel so all alone with shame; life's curtains now are drawn.
There
is no going back to fix your selfish web of lies.
You've
got so many sins accrued they reach up to the skies.
Yet,
even though you're helpless and your life is nearly through
and
all the things you said and did to hurt those close to you,
there
is still one who loves you more than you will ever know.
He
waits for you to call His name. Your heart so longs to go!
He
took your sins upon Himself and hung upon the cross.
He
sacrificed His life for you; He died and took the loss.
Your
Father God so loved you that He gave His only Son;
if
you believe Christ died for you, if you know He's the One,
admit
that you're a hopeless sinner, then surrender all,
your
will, your heart, your very life, your sins both great and small.
Ask
Jesus to accept you now before it grows too late;
the
blood He shed will cover all your sins both small and great.
Then
feel the Holy Spirit burst aflame within your soul.
The
shame you carried on your back the Spirit will console.
His
perfect love will wash you clean; your old self will be dead.
Depend
on Jesus, lean on Him, believe in what He said.
Give
yourself to prayer and find the miracle of this;
You'll
learn His will and follow it, your step will never miss.
And
if God's Grace allows you to continue on with life,
you'll
yearn with love to reconcile with those you filled with strife.
If
you're sincere then Christ within will shine and show the change
but
there's no guarantee your friends and kin will rearrange.
You
cannot make your friends and kin forgive your sinful past,
but
those who live in Christ will soon give up the pain at last.
Oh
tortured child, please hear this plea and turn your eyes to Christ!
He
died for you, He lives for you, eternal Love sufficed.
No
matter how great is your shame, God's Grace is even more.
He
sacrificed His Son for you, and all your sins He bore.
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