The Face of Humility

He beat upon his breast As he fell to the ground Mumbled words escaping Heart's pain formed into sound “Please…Forgive me, oh Lord I am so full of sin This wretched game of life Alone…I cannot win I’ve cheated; I’ve lusted I’ve inflicted abuse Dear God…I clearly see To you…I’m of no use “Forgive... God…oh, forgive…” His beard soaked up his tears As gut wrenching sob Gave voice to all his fears The “righteous” man just watched His pride filling the place “I thank God, heaven’s light Is shining on MY face. Lord, you know my good deeds I help the poor in need I gladly give my tithe For Lord, I have no greed Oh Lord, I’m not like him That poor man on his knees I’m glad I can stand tall For I live life YOU to please.” On sinner and not “saint” The good Lord’s blessing fell He needed to be saved Enter heaven and not hell The other felt holy Justified in his eyes The Bible makes it clear His "righteousness" was lies A lesson comes to us About the sin of pride People who are humble In heaven will reside So be kind and gracious Remember your true place For the humble in heart Will live to see God's face. Jade Celeste I'm going through my older writes and reading posts left by friends. :) It is like reading a journal and reliving lovely memories. This is a poem I posted a long time ago, and I'm reposting it now. I feel that I need to learn this lesson. We get hurt when our pride is touched, but who are we to be proud? We are finite and God is infinite. We all make mistakes, and we should forgive one another. We sometimes see others sins and are blind to our own...as in this story recorded in the Bible. I'm willing to learn. Christ was humble enough to wash the feet of His disciples...even the feet of his betrayer. Who am I to do otherwise. I need forgiveness...