Saved From or Saved For
By Larry Linville
“Are you saved?” they ask in a confronting voice.
“Will you go to heaven when you die?”
Why are they obsessed with these questions –
And do nothing to help people live now?
We can answer all their questions
And get baptized with the proper wetness
And put our names on the “books”.
But we can still be just as dead in our heart.
What do they believe about this life we live today?
Does living only come to us when we die?
Don’t they think that God loves it –
When we do our living now?
Feeding the hungry and helping the sick –
Clothing the naked and hearing those who are alone –
Washing the feet and giving cold water.
Being a servant – like Jesus was.
Could they help us so much more
By surrounding us with life.
And replace all their judging
With the gift of caring love.
The kind of love Jesus showed us
When he walked upon this earth.
Then we will live with fullness
In the days before our death.
© Copyright 2007 Larry Linville (UN: larrylinville at Writing.Com).
All rights reserved. Larry Linville has granted Writing.Com, its affiliates and syndicates non-exclusive rights to display this work.
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