My God, My God, Why Have I Forsaken You? Poem by Denis Martindale

Unmerited favour was mine... the day I first believed,
When You, by grace, sent love divine... the day that I received,
Yet life's temptations made me frown... to melt my faith away...
Till one by one, they took me down... because I chose to stray...
From grace I fell, I stood alone... condemned by God and Man,
Departing from my Saviour's Throne... devoid of any plan...
An aimless soul, a broken heart... a lost sheep once again...
No self-control and no fresh start... a man like other men...

And days went by, then months, then years... then decades slowly, too.
And still I strayed, held back my tears... despite the truths I knew,
That God is able to forgive... if humble we would be,
More willing that we still might live... because of Calvary...
Yet one day came, the day I wept... my heart cried out once more,
A day of fasting then was kept... like those I kept before...
And years of sins were washed away... thanks to my Saviour's Blood,
The tide was turned and so I pray... to You, Almighty God...

Accept this sinner to be blessed... for once I was baptised,
Forgive the worst, enhance the best... the best that comes through Christ...
If not, there's nothing I can do... but ask, Thy Will be done...
Like Jesus Christ, who prayed to You... because He was Your Son...


Denis Martindale March 2018.


GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU BLESS GOD!
DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR HIM...


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