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I remember lying on the river bank

Looking at the sky and all the other million suns

And for a moment I lost myself in question

With what I’d accomplished in the past

And with what is still to come



I asked God for forgiveness

I asked Him to slow my mind

So that I could focus on issues of the heart

I asked God for direction

And for a second all was clear, all was calm



Driving down the interstate today

A couple of cars passed me with rust instead of paint

And it made me wander, relating it to my own heart

So I thought quick, but deep and extraordinarily hard

That inside there’s still purpose even with the exterior scarred



I asked God for forgiveness

I asked Him to slow my mind

So that I could focus on issues of the heart

I asked God for direction

And for a second all was clear, all was calm



Seems like yesterday I took my first breath

Though years ago it seems I began living in regret

Now the only thing on my mind is climbing out of this well



I remember lying on the river bank taking in my first breath

And in that moment I knew I was never again living solely for myself



I asked God for forgiveness on the river bank

I asked God and He gave