This is a piece of literature I wrote September 25,1985. I made it into a song in April of 1991. This piece was given to me, I believe divinely, after a severe depression that I was having due to the guilt of having three abortions. It took me back to three stages in my life and how I felt at the time and I received a healing in my soul afterwards.
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Submitted: May 12, 2008
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How Wrong Was I
I thought no one would ever know
To stop a life before it could grow.
A baby now would never do
There's so much life to live.
I'm young right now, I need to be free
I can't have a baby stopping me.
Life's too short and I haven't got
The time or the love to give.
Again there's life inside of me
This time I'd want this child to be,
But I'm all alone and so afraid.
I fear I have no choice to make.
Out of sight, out of mind
I know that I will heal with time
If I just forget I will be alright
And I won't cry anymore
With child again, oh, no, not me
Lord, why are You punishing me
I haven't the strength to take a stand
And have a baby without a man
How wrong was I to think that I could be God
And choose whether this one lived or died
The pain I suffered never went away
Till I begged the Lord to heal.
The grace of God, so full and free
In Jesus Christ, He pardoned me
A murderer I was but am no more
He cleared me of all my sin.
Blessed beyond my hopes and dreams.
Six beautiful children He has given me
Three in heaven I will someday see
Until then I will patiently await
My heart Christ came to bind it up
He bore my grief, my sorrow and pain
I feel that now I can really live.
His truth has set me free.
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Comments:
Amazing Susan! Simply Amazing!
so touching and heart warming with presence of Love and Forgiveness of God.
I am sorry you went through those experienses
but I am of joy that you have come into higher truths of being ^_^
~katie
Posted: May 12, 2008
We all have committed mistakes and God is just incomprehensibly wonderful to grant us His pardon. I like the feel of the poem because it reveals two sides of a person: being repentant and, at the same time, being grateful. Nice work! :-)
Posted: May 12, 2008
Moving. simply put art in motion, enjoyable message.
Posted: May 14, 2008
honest and well expressed:)
Posted: May 19, 2008
i will surely watch that video. Indeed GOD IS GREAT, Susan.
Posted: May 26, 2008
Don't worry we all go through such phases in our lives and then GOD helps us....i watched the videos and they r great....
Posted: Jun 7, 2008
god is always with us all the time ,we should have faith n trust in him and accept all the difficulties as we accept the happiness he gives us...u write really good
Posted: Jul 9, 2008
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