I heard the Lord calling me and I didn't know
which way to turn. Should I go down the left
or right path- to righteousness or doubt?
Before I chose which path to take,
I saw a shepherd tending his sheep.
"Sir," I asked, "which way should I go?"
The shepherd turned and stared at me with kind
Sad eyes and said, "My child, I cannot tell you
if you all ready don't know." There before me
were two roads. And I chose the path of doubt
because it seemed the best…
Years later, I was still walking down that same
path of doubt, only now I was alone-My friends
long gone and my life at its end-There I fell down
on the side of the road. Suddenly, I felt a hand
on my shoulder and I looked up with streaming eyes.
I knew the face above mine, from somewhere
a long time ago, so long ago, I could barely recall.
"You are the shepherd?"
He didn't say yes or no, yet I all ready knew.
"I know you," I whispered.
"Yes," he said, smiling.
"I was there, my child, on the cross-
I was there and smiling when you were created
and placed on earth. I was there and wept
for you as you went down the path of doubt-
And now here I am, waiting for
you to chose me or someone else."
I stared at the shepherd, holding out his hand.
Then I saw his wounded hands.
And I knew…I fell at his feet and wept.
"My Lord!" I cried, ashamed with grief.
As my weeping subsided there he still stood,
with arms outstretched." Come to me, and you
Shall never know loneliness again."
I took the Lord's hand and went with him…
Never alone again.
By: Ashley5/6/05