Why Didn't I?

 If only I could take them back -

the times that I was silent,

though I cared.

Why was my "faith in action"

quite so slack

when others' joys and sorrows needed

to be shared?

There were phone calls that

I could have made,

letters that I might have sent,

countless times I could have prayed,

and precious moments I was given,

better spent.

Forgive me, Lord, for

what I haven't done;

help me become a better image

of Your Son.

Then I won't need to chide myself

and sigh,

"Why didn't I? Why didn't I?"

~ Barbara A. McDowell