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Remind Me
This rugged road, this load I bear,
Let it always remind me
of the path, and the steps you took
while on the way to calvary
When I tire, or feel rundown
let me see that thorny crown
that they placed upon your head
the mingling of the blood and sweat-
the tears of pain you shed.
When I face trials that test my will, and I feel like I might crack-
please help me Lord, to recall
the lashed laid upon your back.
When I sit on "pins and needles,"
worried, or fretting over a loss-
let me see those nails, Dear Lord,
that held you there on that cross.
When I hunger, or have a need,
help me to remember first-
before I cry, pray or plead,
your simple words "I thirst."
When slighted by man
and feeling shame, or disgrace-
let me recall, how they had the gall,
Dear Lord... to spit upon your face.
Those times I feel alone,
and no one seems to care-
let me hear your voice, Dear Lord,
that cried out in despair.
When I indulge in "self-pity",
because woes have oversaken me,
let your words echo in my mind,
"Father why hath Thou forsaken me?'
A man of sorrows acquainted with grief,
crucified, as f a common thief-
for no sins of your own..
Help me to remember, Dear Lord,
why it was you'd left your throne.
Because you have conquered death,
I know I need not fear it-
As I recall your final words,
"Into your hands I commend my Spirit."
So- The next time that I am troubled,
or overwhelmed by misery-
Remind me...
That it is NOTHING- when compared
to the fact that you died for me!
Glory be to God
My heartfelt prayers go out to the MAN
who tried to bear the burden-
Joseph Ratzinger. (AD Majorem Dei gloriam)
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