How Many Times
How many times have we closed our ears
To what our Lord would say,
Turned our backs to the call of God,
And gone our selfish way?
How many times have we shut our eyes
To Truth so plain and clear,
And stubbornly remained in our sins
When His Spirit drew us near?
How many times have we clinched our hand
And denied a friend in need,
Failing to reach out in love and give,
With a kind, unselfish deed?
How many times have we walked on by
A troubled, hurting brother,
Too busy to care, and have compassion,
Too preoccupied to help another?
God, forgive us for the many times
We've failed to follow You;
Help us to be sensitive and caring,
And always ask: "What would Jesus do?"
"Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me,
let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it:
And whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it."
(Matt.16:24-25)
