{"id":2910,"date":"2017-11-10T17:13:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-11T01:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=2910"},"modified":"2017-11-10T17:13:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T01:13:18","slug":"there-is-hope-with-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=2910","title":{"rendered":"There Is Hope With Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There Is Hope With Grace<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I took a trip to my hometown.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

All I wanted was to look around.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I couldn’t believe all that I saw.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It seems my town has taken a fall.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s like Sodom and Gomorrah.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

If your ‘normal’, people ignore ya. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

You must be gay and go all the way.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Be ready for any type of play.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This kind of stuff is not for me.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Only one thing, I gotta flee.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For sure, I will not be looking back.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

No pillar of salt. That’s a fact.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The country life is for me.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Walk around and feel free.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Church each week to stay in line.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Always keep God on my mind.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pray for those who are truly lost.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Suffer them, at any cost.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Except for the grace of God, go I.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Any less and I’d rather die.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

There is a major work to do.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s too much for me or you.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

But, with the power of God to help,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

any heart will be brought to melt.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The blinders will fall away.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

They will be reborn that day.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

———————-R.W. Johnson—–(2017)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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