AND YET YOU LOVE ME

And yet, you love me.

Lord how wonderful you are

For letting me wake up to another year

Despite my sins of commission and omissions.

I live everyday   seeking out  the promises  each day holds

And come back at the end of the day a failure;  weakness,  sloth

And wanting faith becloud the thought  that with you I can do things.

Each day I strive to make a difference

And yet every time I do, I feel I do not have the courage

So I give in to what I consider below par

My mediocrity getting the better of me

And I am faced with my reality again:

I don’t deserve your love…

And yet you love me.

I take for granted

The gifts of nature, the gift of friends , the gift of relations

Though I try to give as long as it doesn’t hurt

But the attempts do not give way to right

Because I think the world revolves around me .

I am conceited and arrogant.

And yet you love me.

Give me the patience of the ants

That continue plodding the same way all through the day

Homing towards the same anthill

Never  wishing for the amenities s of Boracay 

Or for grand mansions and flamboyant lifestyles.

Give me the truth in the reflection of a clear spring

That gives me the true picture of my imperfections

So that I could forgive myself and others too

And the courage to deal with and accept  my reality.

Finally, give me Lord the wisdom to know that you are all I need

For a life well lived, and for a ticket to your kingdom

When  the time comes.

And with all my  nothingness, I dare to ask you  these  in Jesus name.

Because you love  me.-cra