If I Could Change a Heart: A Father’s Prayer

This is beautiful!

If I could change a heart,

could turn it left or right,

I’d reach into these boys of mine

and steer them to the Light.

The sweetness of their ages,

all their habits, traits, and charm

will never ever be enough

to thwart the curse’s harm.

They’re fun, they’re cute, they’re handsome, yes,

But one hard fact remains:

Like me, they’re part of Adam’s race.

Sin’s death will have its claim.

Their heritage is dark and grim,

Through me they’ve learned to sin,

And still, before this learning curve,

Adam’s death began.

Their souls are lost, their spirits dead,

They’re enemies of God.

And with no turning of their hearts,

Hell will be their plot.

Hope of hope! There is a way

to change this pathway’s end.

Jesus died, absorbed God’s wrath

and justice has been won.

They only need to call to God

to save them from their…

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