As For Me
I see them sleeping
when You needed their prayers.
Would my head nod too
had I been there?
I see them running
when they took You away.
Would my heart be racing, legs pumping
abandoning You too?
I hear him denying, with curses,
when he pledged to stand with You.
Would I say I didn't know You
when the darkness threatened?
How often, Lord Jesus,
do I sleep when I should pray,
run when I should stand,
hurt You with my words?
Now, as then,
You search my heart with eyes of love,
Speak words of forgiveness,
Give Your life that I may live.
This week I am thinking about the young men who followed the Savior for three years and seemed to fail Him so utterly just when He needed them most. And I wonder, what would I have done had I been there.
(My contribution to Ann's blog today.)
Blessings,
Linda
