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[aid] => mick
[title] => Pastor's Lament
[time] => 2007-11-24 11:11:55
[hometext] => Are there any pastors out there who can relate to this poem? I would love to hear feedback. I am not a pastor but I have known quite a few.
[bodytext] => Lord, did I really hear Your voice? Is this what You called me to do? Or was it really just my choice And I did not hear from You? Sometimes I wonder when things go wrong If I can cope much more. It is so difficult to stay strong, When this work has become such a chore. I preach Your Word like You have said Yet the people just sit and stare. I sometimes wonder if they are dead They seem so unaware. There is so much work, but only a few Who want to get it done. I feel discouraged with all I do Have I even reached a one? But when I feel like giving up I ask You what to do. And the only words I hear You say "Have I given up on you?" And then I remembered it was Your voice That was calling me to preach. I knew I really had no choice WIth so many lost to reach. And as I cried on bended knee Repenting what I said, I knew there were things I could not see, The blessings were ahead. So I will keep on tending sheep That the Lord has sent my way. And my love for them will grow so deep WIth the passing of each new day. Caroline T. Smith [comments] => 1 [counter] => 219 [topic] => 11 [informant] => MemeCaroline [notes] => Edited for spelling, as requested. - Moderator_14 [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 3 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 0 [associated] => [topicname] => ChristianPoetry )
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