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But Grace
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By Louis Gander
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But Grace

When I think back at my whole life that I have spent on earth -
and when I think of all the wrong that I have done since birth -
for selfishly I'd done my will.
My life was all for me.
I wonder how God loves me still
and wants me to be free?
 
I failed my spouse, I failed my kids, I failed my screaming boss,
I failed my ever patient God - and also, too, the cross.
I wonder why He sent His Son,
I lied and lied and lied.
I selfishly had been just one -
one reason that He died.
 
But God is patient, more than I.  He's waited many years -
for me to find that faithfulness, for me to come to tears.
I wonder why He loves me so.
I wonder why He cares.
I need that mustard seed to grow
so He will hear my prayers...
 
But pray, can I, a sinner's prayer?  What right have I to pray?
What right have I to anything with life in disarray?
But grace is mine and that's because
mere works did not suffice.
I have no right, but Jesus does -
because He paid the price.
 
©2017 louis gander

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Submitted: Saturday, December 16, 2017

Last Updated: Saturday, December 16, 2017

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Born in Richland Center, Wisconsin in 1954. It's the poem's message that matters- not the poet.

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