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Gary Field
DC# M05398
Century C.I.
Century, FL 32535
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 road 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 you 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 lashes laid upon your back.
When I sit on pins and needles
worried, or fretting over a loss—
let me see those nails, dear Lord,
which 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
or feeling shame, and disgrace
let me recall how they had the gall
dear Lord, to spit upon your face.
These times I feel alone
and no one seems to care
let me hear your voice, dear Lord,
which cried out in despair.
When I indulge in self-pity
because woes have overtaken me—
let your words echo in my mind
"My God, why hath thou forsaken me?"
"A man of sorrows acquainted with grief,
crucified, as if a common thief—
for no sins of your own
help me to remember, 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 I am troubled,
feeling overwhelmed by misery—
remind me
That it is nothing—when compared
to the fact that you died for me!
John 15:13
Glory be to God!
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