J.M.J.
RECEPTION LINE
HOW DOES JESUS LOOK AT ME?
AM I AS GOOD AS I CAN BE?
THE FEW MISTAKES THAT I HAVE MADE,
I SHOULD DESERVE A PASSING GRADE.
RATHER PROUD, BUT AREN’T WE ALL?
A FEW MISTAKES, A JUDGMENT CALL.
SKIPPED A SUNDAY HERE AND THERE;
DON’T EVEN THINK GOD WAS AWARE.
LOOKED AT MY NEIGHBOR WITH A FROWN,
ASKED FOR MY HAND, I LET HIM DOWN.
THE REST, I GUESS, WAS WASTED TIME;
I KNOW FOR SURE THAT IS NO CRIME.
SO, LORD, HOW DO YOU THINK I RATE?
I’M READY, LORD, WHY MUST I WAIT?
IT’S GETTING DARK, AND HERE I STAND;
LORD, I DON’T THINK I UNDERSTAND.
PERHAPS, I’M NOT IN THE RIGHT LINE;
I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME.
WHAT IS THAT SIGN HUNG ON THE DOOR?
IT SAYS, “GO BACK AND SIN NO MORE.”
“THY WILL BE DONE”
3-15-1994