David Smalling Poet Free verse

Paradoxes

To have faith you must believe nothing visible
                       But faith is the last threshold of beauty here
To get healing you must first heal others
                       But I did not come to you sick
To be forgiven you must first forgive others
                       But you were too ignorant to be faulted
To find joy you must be able to give it first
                       But I never wanted me when I came to you
To be loved you must only love unreservedly
                       But how could you love me while loving yourself
To know God one must until God reveals himself
                       But we find him when self dies hidden by fear

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Debbie Duncan August 19, 2012 at 9:11 PM Great write,,,, I believe this and more ;}