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The First Step Is Fear
If I weren't afraid I'd never have made
The decision that changed my life's direction
An absolute gut-check, no options carefully weighed
My path took an abrupt mid-course correction
Raised with a bare modicum of religious instruction
I knew I was born Jewish, but that's about all
Didn't see anything in it but weeping and destruction
'Til the day my ignorance made me feel small
Confronted by an aggressive evangelist, I had no reply
Couldn't defend my forefathers' faith with a single 'why'
Thought I, a 3,000-year-tradition must have a lot to say
I resolved to go to Israel the very next day
While I had always resented being labeled 'a Jew'
What if the little I knew was actually true?
That there's a God in Heaven Who loves you
But Who you're personally accountable to
Looking back, it was my fear that saved me
From turning my back on my people and nation
For that I can surely thank my lucky stars
That fear's the first step toward faith and salvation
September 09, 2019
If I Weren't Afraid Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Line Gauthier
Copyright ©
Gershon Wolf
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