The Traitor

I stood before my Leader;

"I failed You, Sir," I said.

And, standing there rejected,

I, guilty, hung my head.

I'd promised e'er to serve Him;

I'd signed my oath, 'tis true.

Yet still I'd wrecked my promise;

I'd failed Him through-and-through.

"Captain, I've a contract,

And I've broken it for sure.

I'm a traitor to Thine army;

O, God, I am not pure.

"I've sinned and I've rejected

All that You hold as good.

Master, You should forsake me;

With the rival I have stood."

He reached down then to touch me;

He took me by the hand.

"O, child, you are loved;

Your forgiveness I have planned.

"Do not think you're a lost one;

I've wandered far and wide

To find you -- yes, My child --

I've never left your side.

"It's true I am your Captain,

But your Servant shall I be.

O, Child, do you know My blood

Was shed for likes of thee?"

I marveled at His presence;

The truth I found just there!

And, rising up from off my knees,

I ended this, my prayer.

Then, turning right back to Him,

I prayed, like as before,

But adding in this message:

"O, God, I'll fight your war."

11.11.16

Thank you to all Veterans, past and present, for preserving the freedom of your people and their children.  Your sacrifice is not forgotten.