On a Spiritual Note

I don't usually go Spiritual, but this poem was in our ward bulletin/program on Sunday and it really struck me.

"Fearing the battle was over
And I'd already lost the war,
I was tried of trying and failing
I just couldn't fight anymore.

So, dragging my battle-scarred body,
I crawled to the foot of the cross.
And I sobbed, 'Oh please, Father forgive me.
But I tried... I tried... and still lost.'

Then the air grew silent around me.
I heard His voice just as clear as the dawn:
'Oh, My child, though you are tired and weary,
You can't stop, you have to go on.'

At the foot of the Cross, where I met Him
At the foot of the Cross, where He died,
I felt love as I knelt in His presence
I felt hope, as I looked in His eyes.

Then He gathered me lovingly to Him,
As around us God's light clearly shone.
And together we walked through my lifetime
To heal every wound I had known.

I found bits of my dreams, long forgotten,
And pieces of my life on the floor.
But I watched as He tenderly blessed them,
And my life was worth living once more.

I knew then why I had been losing.
I knew why I had not grown.
At the foot of the Cross came the answer:
I'd been fighting the battle alone.

At the foot of the Cross, where I met Him,
At the foot of the Cross, where He died,
Then I knew I could face any challenge
Together-- just my Lord and I."

by Marcia Krugh Leaser