Denied Access To Eternal Life

Denied Access to Eternal Life When heaven’s gates are opened wide With friends and family welcomed inside As with dark souls I remain earthbound Hollowness in my heart would be profound Surely the landscape would fade to gray As I struggled to make sense of my fate Loneliness would fill my heart Words of remorse I would impart Even as late as that final day I believe there’d still be time to pray And if the gates still shut me out I’d have a great deal to think about Perhaps I could have been kinder And kept my temperament milder “Forgive me, Lord, for I failed you I could have done better, surely that’s true” Also left behind would be others who erred And never heeded God’s wise words Perhaps together we could grow again Overcome odds and make amends Love our brothers as intended Express grief to those we offended In God’s grace, the gates might reopen Making room for more who are now repentant