SELF

[verseode]

                  

         You cannot be His if you walk by yourself
         Refusing all offers of aid
         You cannot be changed if the locks of your door
         Enforce the stand you have made
         Until you decide that your life is a mess
         And cry out, frustrated in pain
         You stay in your bubble, aloof from The Lord
         The seeds of your walk have been lain.

         But what if we take our eyes off ourselves
         And think of another instead
         Put self on the altar and give it away
         To selfishness be dead
         Then life in us would bloom anew
         Our gifts would be portrayed
         The heart of Jesus shining out
         All fears and doubts allayed.