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TITLE: The High Cost of Keeping Silent | Previous Challenge Entry
By Nancy Hardy
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And let the moment slip.
She needed my compassion,
I felt so ill-equipped.
I chose to keep my mouth shut.
I should have spoken out.
He was in need of Jesus,
I gave into my doubts.
I chose to stand there wordless,
As Your name was vilified.
For fear of retribution
Your kinship, I denied.
I chose the sound of silence
Instead of holy speech.
The heart that was so willing,
I sorely failed to reach.
The path of least resistance
Has been the way for me.
Safe within my comfort zone,
Ignoring every plea.
Now, I stand before Your throne,
As You recount my sin.
All the opportunities,
I failed, a soul to win.
Absorbed within my ego,
I forfeited the goal.
Rapt in persecution's fear,
It all, my courage stole.
Oh, Father, God forgive me,
For I’ve disgraced Your name.
Selfish were my choices,
I’ve only me to blame.
Friend, learn from my misdoings,
Do not your voice withhold.
Seize each and every instance,
Be strong, be brave, be bold!
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Open your hearts to the love God instills... God loves you tenderly. What He gives you is not to be kept under lock and key but to be shared. - Mother Teresa
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