Not that way Lord,
surely not that way.
I thought following you
was going to make life easier,
simpler,
better,
more blessings
and goodness,
how my life will be better
and problems will disappear.
But now you tell me
I have to think of others,
of their needs,
that it’s not all about me,
what I can get from you,
all the amazing things you’ll give me.
It’s about giving,
loving,
going beyond,
doing what you would do,
and that is going to cost
and not everyone will like it,
or the consequences of going your way.
Following you is not the easy way,
but it is the good way,
the right way,
your way.
It can be the way of rejection and pain,
but it is the way of life
truly lived.
So may I take the cross,
your cross
and follow you
Mark 8:31-38 (CEV)
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