Hell

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HELL

Hell is a hole of emptiness,

Knowing you will never be wanted,

Never be right.

Hell is being alone, totally alone,

No matter where you are,

Nor who is there.

Hell is eternal, forever,

It doesn’t start at death,

It starts at birth.

It is repelled by God,

If you believe,

If you can hold on. 13/5/99

But Christ took the keys to Hell,

He didn’t give them back,

He holds them still.

And when your heart is locked within this hell,

He can unlock this door

To let you out.

You see the open door, and peer into the Light,

Yet cower back, afraid of more rejection;

Afraid of greater hurt.

He does not always proffer love and hope,

Nor stretch His hand to pull,

As you might wish.

He sometimes gives a job to do in pain,

To push through fear,

And hover in the doorway.

And trembling there, you have to choose,

Forward or backward,

Which to go.

Forward into uncertain paths and steps,

Back to a familiar hole

Of nothingness and death.

Forward with a guide you cannot always see,

And fear, wrongly,

That He has gone without you.

Forward in hope and trust, though trembling,

Forward though shaky and unsure,

Forward, inching forward.

Forget those striding past, with steps so sure,

They may stumble,

They may fall;

Ignore their cries to hurry, rush and run,

It is no race,

Though each must reach the goal.

Just listen to the Coach, Who guides you forward,

At the right time and speed

For you.

Be patient with yourself, and trust

The One who guides,

And loves you still.

© 15/5/99