J.M.J.
J.M.J.
RECOMPENSE
WHAT WAS THE GREATEST THING YOU LOST?
WHAT WAS THE VALUE AND THE COST?
WAS IT A PRIZE YOU DID NOT CLAIM?
LOST A SMALL FORTUNE OR GREAT FAME?
DID A LOVED ONE LET YOU DOWN?
A BEST FRIEND MOVE OUT OF TOWN?
WAS IT SOMETHING YOU MISPLACED
BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU DID IN HASTE?
ALL THAT YOU LOST CAN BE REPLACED
EXCEPT THE SOUL THAT YOU MAY WASTE.
GOD SUFFERED, AND HE DIED FOR YOU;
THE COST WAS GREATER THAN YOU KNEW.
I THINK, PERHAPS, YOU LOST YOUR WAY
WHEN YOU COULD FIND NO WORDS TO PRAY.
FOR WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR GREATEST LOSS
CAN BE RECLAIMED NOW AT THE CROSS.
“THY WILL BE DONE”
3-18-1994