[223 words]
Doing the right thing is hard
Harder than it seems it should be.
I always think the right will bring me reward.
And my good deeds the world will see.
But most of the time it goes forgotten,
No one notices my noble cares.
The satisfaction I hope to receive rarely comes,
It just feels so very unfair!
I work so my children can have better things,
Do they ever stop to thank?
I give my family all of what I earn,
Am I more to them than a bank?
I give my friends undying loyalty,
But do they see all that I do?
I give the church my devotion and service
But am I more than a face in the pew?
I give and I give and I give some more,
Oh how I sacrifice to serve!
Yet I always feel slighted, unappreciated so,
I never get the thanks I deserve!
Yet as I sit here partaking of bread and the wine,
My mind centers on Jesus the Son.
He gave of His everything, He gave His very life,
Does mankind appreciate all He has done?
He was so forgotten and unthanked in life,
Yet, it is He in whom our hope is made of,
I feel now so ashamed of expecting so much Lord
When I rely on Your unappreciated love!
Kerry Williams
Valley View Church of Christ
Jonesboro, AR