Two Steps Back

I was hated. You loved me.
I cried. You consoled me.
I was rejected. You accepted me.
I stumbled. You helped me get up.

You loved me. I was changed.
You consoled me. I smiled.
You accepted me. I belonged.
You helped me. I strove harder.

Then a storm came,
Water gushed and plunged into the deep.
I never knew not.
But I never resisted, I drowned.

I was changed. I was hated.
I smiled. I cried.
I belonged. I felt rejected again.
I strove harder. I stumbled even more painful.

What now, Lord?
I feel no one really listens to me anymore.
I wait for Your instruction. I need Your help, forgiveness and love.
Are You listening?

(Circa 1990s)