A dear Friend I did come to know
Whilst traveling a foreign place.
He wrote me and He told me that if I served well I’d see His face.
So I went out and talked of Him to every person I did see.
Most kept their way without a care
But there were those that did believe.
I’d love to say that every day I served Him with a fervent might.
Some days went by with brilliance, but now and then there was a fight.
You see there was another one, who hated me and my Friend too.
His followers were mean to me, and deviled all the things I’d do.
Despite the opposition there, My friend had promised me His care.
So I went out and lived the life of a follower of Jesus Christ.
I acquired much eternal wealth of experience and wisdom won.
I tried my best most every day to bring others’ to God’s Son.
My time was spent, I did my best, but inadequate to see my Friend. 😔
I thought I wasn’t good enough and now my days were at an end.
I felt despair, I loved Him so, His presence where I yearned to go.
And so I wrote to Him regret for all the sins that I did get.
Then at the close I heard his voice. He told me I was fit for Grace.
My heart was full. My joy complete. I finally saw my dear Friend’s face.
Elida Quinn Poetry 