There have been a few times in my life when someone that I was close to or that I looked up to and respected failed. Bro. Encil reminds us from time to time that we are all someone's "joint". (See Eph. 4:16.) When someone you have confidence in fails, you lose some of your support. We need one another, and we must draw strength from many people so that if one fails we still stand. I was thinking on some of these things today and I sat down and wrote the poem below. For me at least, it pretty well captures the grief I have felt when I've been let down and the desire to restore a brother or sister who has fallen.
When my brother falls,
It brings me to my knees.
How shall we escape, Oh God?
And not end up like these?
My brother was a strength to me.
He helped me on my way.
When I saw him choose this path,
How dark became my day!
Without him I will carry on;
I'll find a way somehow.
For others may gain strength from me;
I cannot let them down.
How can I prevent
The failure of a friend?
What can I do to stop someone
From rushing to his end?
We've prayed and preached;
We've prophesied.
Stood strong through storms;
Held standards high.
Perhaps if we'll keep praying
Knowing where we could have been,
The love we show may draw them back,
Restore them once again.
We must fight on who here remain!
We can't concede the fight!
Rely on one another
To make it through the night!
But as we go, we can't forget
Those lost along the path.
To be like Him we must show love
And mercy more than wrath.
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your poem really expresses what you feel when someone you care about and relied upon as a friend leaves church. I am still praying for one of my good friends. she is just doing her own thing but I pray that God will bring her back with more revelation and zeal than ever before. we can still pray for them, but God has to draw their hearts. Thanks for the poem.
My name is Greg Poynter in Phoenix AZ. I have run into some people here in Phoenix with ties to Veracruz, Mexico. Do you happen to know the contact information to Bro Memo?
Greg Poynter
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