Without Christ
As Jesus
Got closer and closer
To his destiny
And his teaching
Got harder and harder
Many of his disciples
Walked away
I wonder
If they lived
Happy and fulfilled lives
I wonder
If they found solace
In money
If that replaced our Lord
I wonder
If they found happiness
In being accepted by society
If that replaced
The teaching of our Lord
Dear God
Please help us
To always be
Like Saint Peter who said
“To whom shall we go Lord
You have the words
Of everlasting life”
If we left our Lord
Where would we go
For truth
If we left our Lord
Would we still live
By the golden rule
And what about death
How could we face death
Without God and Christ in our lives
Our Lord
Is our model
He is
Our standard for living
Of course
We will come up short
If we compare ourselves
To our Lord
But death
Will be our loveliest moment
Because
Our Lord did indeed
Possess the words of eternal life
Lord
We ask you for the courage
To never run away
From you
And be
Like Saint Francis and say
“Welcome Sister Death”
For with Christ
We are never lost
Robert P. Wallman
2/15/11
Ps Inspired by
the teaching of Father Leo Clifford
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