Ahead of me there lies a path
It's narrow in places, then wide
The sunbeams filter down, like a bath
Between the obstructions on each side.
I've been walking on this journey
For many years it seems,
There are tempting detours turning
To invite me away with other themes.
Offers of wealth, and untold fame
Trying to pull me aside off the trail.
I have to watch my step again and again
Because I could falter or fail.
A voice that sounds so sweet and true
Beckons to me, from within the thicket
My mind has to stay alert, and not listen to
The promises that are made by the wicked.
But the masters voice is so pure and clean
There's no mistaking his recognition
For all He offers is free, and it can't been seen,
Ahead the path narrows and is constricting
The brightness of that city is aglow
As He leads you toward the end
The path that I have followed
Will take me straight to Him.
How marvelous to know for sure
Your destination is impending
Kneeling at the feet so pure
Oh, what a perfect ending.
Written by Shirley Barr
August 19, 2004
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MATTHEW 7: 13 ~ 14 ........ENTER YE IN AT THE STRAIT GATE; FOR WIDE IS THE GATE; AND BROAD IS THE WAY, THAT LEADETH TO DESTRUCTION, AND MANY THERE BE WHICH GO IN THEREAT; BECAUSE STRAIT IS THE GATE, AND NARROW IS THE WAY, WHICH LEADETH UNTO LIFE, AND FEW THERE BE THAT FIND IT. |
