Favorite: "I Thought to Stop" by Tom Watson

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Winner of the Community Favorite Award
March 3, 2004

I Thought to Stop
by Tom Watson

I was driving by
And, hearing you were here,
And, when the Light caught my eye,
I thought to stop to bend your ear.

I was worried,
As I walked through the door,
For I heard that you had died
And I saw that blood on the floor.

The rumors are true,
Then, the damage to feet and hands,
And where the spear went through,
And the blood from the thorned headband.

Those cruel men
Dragging you down the street,
Waiting to grab your clothes even
After nailing your hands and feet.

Those blinded men,
Full of fear and fury, spitting
And cursing and flaunting their sin
Until you sagged down, life quitting.

Yet, just before then,
Before your mortal life was through,
They heard “Father, forgive them,
For they know not what they do!”

It was on that day
A lamb was sacrificed,
And its blood washed away
Our sins, as, in anguish, He died.

Yet, I remove my shoes,
And still seek to bring my heart
And give the honor due
For the miracle was only at the start.

The word and the fact
Is that after three days entombed,
The burial stone was rolled back
And you had risen, life resumed.

For that reason,
I kneel in your sanctified house
Because, from death you had risen
Fulfilling a given promise.

It is You I kneel before
Acknowledging my sins, as I seek
Forgiveness, and in sincerity offer
You my heart, knowing what I need to speak.

“Forgive me Lord
As I turn away from my sins.
And accept You as my Savior
And my Lord, Jesus, the Son, Father and Holy Spirit.
Amen."

[Ellie]

Yay!!!! Doc

[Tom Watson]

Thank you so much....this is an honor that is His, for without Him, I have no words..

Tom