You were there,
and I was not.

You saw the choice
of your employer,
your job and your family's provision
in one hand
and a belief in God in your other hand
and you choose secular security
and to stay with the religion of your people,
and I was not there.

We had discussed the Gospel
and the forgiveness of one's sins
in deciding to accept Christ as Savior,
but you chose to accept none of it
and it was as if I was not even there.

I pray that the Holy Spirit
will lift your head
and turn your heart to Christ,
for He is always there.

Rik Charbonneaux is a retired NE Iowan who loves all of God's Word and all of His creatures.