Convincing Faith

S So you say that God is real, my friend, Then why is there war and hate? And what about babies that die, And what about their fate? Are we cursed because we don't believe, Are we cursed because we fell? There may not be a God in Heaven, But I'm sure we're living in Hell. J The unknown ways of our powerful God? Well now, How shall I explain? For Man is only using about one tenth of his brain Bad things don’t happen because of God That’s why we have free will We do the bad things to ourselves And I guess we always will S So convince me then that God is love Convince me of it, please Show me that he cares for all, And that he cares for me. Convince me that it’s not a lie, Convince me that it’s real, Convince me that his name is Lord, Is this the way you feel? J It is not for me to convince you For I am only man But I’ll help you know the spirit of God In a way you will understand For when you open up your heart And you open up your mind You’ll feel his very presence and Know that you’ve been blind S Yes, well then, that all sounds fine, I’ll try, but how to start? I could offer up a prayer to him, But the horse is before the cart, I think that he should call me first, And loud, so I can hear, But none of those pesky “thou shalt do’s” Or how “that I should fear.” J God is speaking to you everyday You have just refused to hear Hark now at the sounds of silence You will know that God is near For in the silence are many angels That crowd that empty space It’s full of voices of loved ones past Now living in God’s grace S Then I’ll walk out to the Quarry Lake And I’ll sit and I will listen, I’ll be most pious and I will wait, For silence, as the waters glisten. Then a voice “Sit still my child, “I love you, and I will lead” It was the Lord, I heard so plain, It was a loving plea. J So you have discovered how easily God can show himself to man He sends the angels just for us As part of his greater plan To teach us how to really see And open up our eyes For this world is just an Angel school I hope you realize. S Well, I’ll tell you this, I understand You convinced me of his love And I can see the angels too, And the guidance from above. I see it clear, he loves me too, And will never let me fall, And thanks my friend, you made me hear, The silence of God’s call. Sandra Osborne and Janice M Pickett from the collection The pendulum swings