At the Foot of the Cross


By Marcia K. Leaser

December 24, 2011

Fearing the battle was over,

and I’d already lost the war.

I was tired of trying and failing,

I just couldn't fight any more.

So dragging my battle-scarred body

I crawled to the foot of the cross...

sobbing, “Please Father forgive me.

But, I tried, I tried hard, and still lost.”

Then the air grew silent around me.

I heard His voice as clear as the dawn.

“My child, though you’re tied and weary,

you can’t stop - you have to go on.”

At the foot of the cross where I met Him.

At the foot of the cross where He died.

I felt love as I knelt in His presence...

I felt hope as I looked in those eyes.

Then He gathered me lovingly to Him,

as around us God’s light clearly shone.

And together we marched through my lifetime.

To heal every wound I had known.

I found bits of my dreams long forgotten,

and pieces of my life on the floor.

But, I watched as He tenderly blessed them.

And my life was worth living once more.

I knew then why I had been losing.

I knew, also, why I had not grown.

At the foot of the cross came the answer.

I’d been fighting the battle alone.

At the foot of the cross where I met Him.

At the foot of the cross where He died.

Then I knew we could face any challenge -

together... just my Lord and I.

I have the sheet music to this song if anyone would wish to sing it.



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