"The Awakened Sinner"

Friend, 

Wake up from your wandering dream.

Turn from chasing morning mists.

Look inward, Look forward, Look upward.

Look at yourself.

Think about yourself: Who and what you are, Why you are here,

What and where you must soon be. . . .

You are a creature of God, formed and shaped by him,

Lodged in a body like a traveler in his tent;

Don’t you want to know God’s forgiveness, his ways, . . . him?

 

(Adapted from “The Awakened Sinner,” The Valley of Vision)