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Love Thy Neighbor

As often as they would talk she never did mention it And so is with a shared walked they talked quit a bit Neighbors now for six years they got along quiet well She shed a whole lot of tears for that mans living hell For often he had drank I guess it was nearly every day The further down he sank the more for him she'd pray With each year that past this man would not change Thinking it was a blast as others thought him strange But then one day as they always spoke he would inquire Something inside had awoke and he felt a renewed desire Early morning the next day he met her at her front door Together they went to pray so many emotions at his core It wasn't over yet there were still many battles ahead But his heart now set his addiction didn't need to be fed Once she got back in she knelt down at the Lord's Feet With a little grin she said Oh Lord how You do complete

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