New Life (Poem)

Hang on a minute, if you will
And listen to my story.
It won't take long I promise you,
But if it does, well.... Sorry -
But it's about something that 'appened to me
Just the other day,
That made me change direction -
'Turn around', as one might say.
I was thinking of the future
And what it meant for me,
It got a little frightening
So I switched on my TV,
But all that had to offer
Was a sad old kinda life,
Of sex and crime and violence
And men leaving their wives.
So I switched it off and wondered....
Was life really like that?
And I got to thinking maybe it was,
So I went and kicked the cat!

Then out of the corner of my eye, I spied a book
Which had upon it's cover 'New Life',
So I picked it up; 'ad a look.
It told a simple story all about man's fall from 'Grace'
And as I read on further
Everything just fell to place - Y' see
God so loved creation, that he sent his only Son,
To suffer pain and tourment
And upon a cross be hung.
There it was he took the sins
Of the likes of you and me.
He died so we could have New Life
And live it Full... and Free.

I didn't quite understand it all
But somehow knew it to be true,
That as Jesus died - and rose again -
So there's hope for me... and you!

Then all I did, quite simple like,
Was fall down on me knees
And said 'Dear God, I'm sorry,
Will you forgive me.... Please?'
Then something 'append that was wonderful,
That I really can't explain,
But all my fear and discontent
Seemed to dissapear, like rain!
Like rain that soaks the ground is dried
When beaten by the sun,
So all the bad things in me died,
When I made Jesus
Number One!

And ever since that moment -
And my story's nearly through -
I've lived my life to honour Him...
The question is....
Will you?