Walking In Step
by Michael Doyle

Life's paths can lead us to darkness
Wrong choices can bring us harshness
But our God's love is good
It is how we live and it's understood

That saying yes to God is often forgotten
Preferring to live an easy life misbegotten
Only we find that the easy is often the bad
And it's in no way better than what could be had

The doors of life open and curiously close
As we wonder aloud at the paths we have chose
Looking forward to walk in step and keep in stride
We need to be open to what it is that God provides

This is the truth the pages of the Bible have told
We need this genuine truth to think on and behold
God is found as the Sun and yet is our sacred shield
Pressing forward and into what we find that life will yield

Nothing good will God withhold
As long as it is what His will unfolds
For the good of His holy kingdom
And what will lead to the good needed to come

Like a prodigal son wondering what's left
I know that I need to step up to be in step
So much I've done that has been wrong
Yet, still, I know that I somehow belong

Homecoming is needed to be truly felt
To be forgiven for the life that I've been dealt
Jesus has come to calm every storm
Stillness has come to be my new norm

I've seen the miracles with my own eyes
It has been enough to quietly recognize
That the Lord does not leave me alone
No matter how much I need to atone

There is nothing I've done that I need to hide
I know that Jesus is always by my side
Everything that happens must be gone through
If we are to know the goodness of me and you

It turns out that everyone has their place to be
Mines is wherever you are with me...

(c) January 2, 2025   Michael Doyle
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