Self Sacrificing

We strive for life and liberty,
With pursuit of happiness;
And rights to own property,
While asking God to bless.

But did it ever occur to you,
When we ask this in prayer;
It is a conceited point of view,
In asking more than our share.

We tend to forget about Christ,
While hanging up on the cross;
With all that He had sacrificed,
Causing His own personal loss.

As in my dear departed mother,
And never putting herself first;
Always giving a drink to another,
Before quenching her own thirst.

We are merely just full of deceit,
If not looking at our self interest;
No denying we all have conceit,
And not showing God our trust.

Rest assured that He will provide,
For each and every single need;
When you throw away self pride,
God will ensure that you succeed.

Richard Newton Sherrer

Copyright ©2006 Richard Newton Sherrer

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