On the Road - Racing Ahead and Looking Back
(No Rear-View Mirror, Looking 'Round. A Greater Focus: I've Been Found.)
"Brothers, I do not consider myself
yet to have taken hold of it.
But one thing I do:
Forgetting what is behind
and straining toward what is ahead,
I press on toward the goal
to win the prize
for which God has called me
heavenward in Christ Jesus."
(Philippians 3:13-14, NIV)
I'm living, longing. Take me back.
My heart, it must rewind, backtrack.
In vaguest reveries, I find
Your tender care most underlined.
The greatest day I've ever known
Was when I claimed You as my own.
I vowed to serve You, then forgot.
Though You've been faithful, I have not.
The blacktop ribbon, hard and fast,
Draws me to danger, at full blast.
Its dotted markings lull my soul,
As I slip into cruise control.
What happened to the glory days?
They've disappeared in smoky haze.
Once fearless, clutching to Your hand,
I'd follow You to no-man's land.
Since then, my heart has taken flight,
Caressing clouds in oversight.
The road below, the sky above,
They lured me from my own first love.
Although my hands have gripped the wheel,
I find it harder to conceal:
The obstacles within my lane
Are sent to make my pathway plain.
I'm living, longing. Take me back.
My heart, it must rewind, backtrack.
Remove the shade that blocks my view;
I only live to follow You.
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8 Comments
Post a CommentNice poem !........................
Beautiful!!!!!!!!
What a wonderful poem.
This is so,so, beautiful...and oh, how it applies to so many of us! Thank you for sharing this wonderfully inspiring poem with us!+*+*+*
He gives us PEACE~
Excellent job on this one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another wonderful poem.
Low rider
I like the cadence of this ride, Linda. Good stuff!