Helpless and hurt and filled with guilt <br />My heart turned to God <br />I knew not how even to pray except <br />To plea unto him for help and release <br />Of the pain and secrets I kept deep within <br /> <br />My heart was so heavy my soul barren <br />And dry and I could not go on unless <br />Repentance poured from my very soul <br /> <br />I asked God to help me and for awhile <br />I bathed in the sunshine of his love <br />And mercy and forgiveness <br /> <br />Sin crept back in through the doors <br />I opened when the world outside <br />Caused me to be curious again <br /> <br />Can I be happier than I am now <br />I followed my desires and thought <br />Of ways I could begin a new life <br />I silently planned and counted the days <br />Yet I never made the move because God’s <br />Holy Spirit brought me back to reality in time <br /> <br />Like a wounded bird found by a small child <br />You scooped me up and protected me <br />You taught me how to become new from the inside out <br /> <br />I still stray now and then in thought <br />But I thank you Oh Lord for being so merciful and loving and <br />For knowing me better than anyone for my desire to serve <br />You is more powerful than anything Satan has to offer <br />©Copyright 2003 Becky LaPrarie<br /><br />Becky LaPrarie<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-was-a-wounded-dove/
