TEN years ago, I was a full-time missionary for my church - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I was assigned away from home, and served full-time teaching about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and serving absolutely anyone. All this without pay too!
At the beginning of my service, I wrote a poem. This poem was inspired by my studies of the atonement of Jesus Christ. If you don't know what that is, I can refer you to some beautiful people - your local missionaries - to tell you more. I'm a little shy to share, but BIG SIGH, okay, here goes...
The Saviour's Heart
by Sister Eliza Magallanes January 2015
When I'm old and frail
And I don't know how to think
How to talk, how to smile,
How to eat, how to blink,
When the years have gone by
And I'm falling apart
Will I still have the Saviour in my heart?
When I'm young and free
With eyes towards the stars
And I'm dreaming and I'm wishing
That I will go far,
When I'm tired to the bone,
And I'm falling apart
Will I still have the Saviour in my heart?
When I'm heartbroken and hurt
And cry and cry and cry
When I can't get back up
And strength leaves me to die,
When I'm desperate for peace
And I'm falling apart
Will I still have the Saviour in my heart?
When the Saviour trembled
Because of suffering and pain
When He was betrayed by a friend
And was taken and slain
When He suffered in body and spirit
And felt like falling apart
Was I not there there
In the Saviour's heart?
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Did you like this poem? If so, please let me know why, I'd love to hear. I have soooo many more poems that I've written over the years. Do you think I should post more of them? I'm so anxious about sharing my little secret talent, so I need all the encouragement I can get. 😶