Through it All

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”   John 14:6-7

I have been on both sides of the fence,

I have been everywhere in-between;

physically,

mentally,

emotionally,

spiritually,

financially;

I have worked for hundreds of thousands of dollars,

I have worked for minimum wage,

I have tasted a life of privilege,

I have known the hopelessness of poverty;

I have witnessed first hand,

the devastation of losing everything;

I have worked at a desk,

using only my mind and fingers,

I have worked back-breaking jobs,

no one should have to work;

I have seen people at their best,

I have seen people at their worst;

I have entered dark places from which very few survive,

I have stood on the edge, as the god of this world

quietly whispered in my ear;

“take just one more step”;

I have seen demons,

dark and evil,

drive past in a car,

as I rode a bike down the road;

laughing,

mocking;

I have talked with an angel named Vena,

holding my hand as I lay in a hospital bed,

having a heart attack;

I have seen people destroyed,

by the very things from which

I was saved;

through it all, You have been there

for as long as I can remember,

quietly watching, softly calling,

patiently waiting,

through it all, You have

lifted me up when I could not

stand on my own,

saving me when no one else could,

protecting me when no one else would,

through it all, You have

given me an education no college

could provide, no amount of money

could buy, teaching me humility

and compassion,

helping me to stand,

allowing me to fall,

showing me the illusion

surrounding this world,

trapping so many,

who do not even know

they are trapped;

no one makes it out of this life

without You,

no one comes to the Father

but though You.

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