Friend, when we met along Life's way,
Did I 'Touch" you with something I did or had to say?
Did I resemble the Man of Galilee?
Or when you looked did you see only me?
Did I have pity upon the poor, and thus lend to the Lord,
Or did I see how much of Life's goods I could horde?
Did I help guide the blind man that was going astray,
Or did I wish he would hurry up and get out of my way?

Did I help strengthen the weakened knees,
And heed the Master's callin',
Or did I just do as I pleased instead of lifting,
Up the hands of the fallen?
Did I stretch forth my hand the hungry to feed,
Or were my eyes full of covetness and greed?

Did I visit the sick in the hospital or in the nursing home,
Or did I leave them lying there forsaken, sad, and alone?
Did I visit that one in prison with compassion in my heart,
Or was I much too busy the "Good News" to impart?
Did I tell someone how Jesus,
Could absolutely set them free,

Or was I too involved with just doing things for me?
Did I try to be the kind of friend,
That I'd want a friend to be,
Or did I think within my heart,
"I wonder what's in it for me?"
Did I faithfully stand with my Brother,

When nothing was going right?
Or did I turn and walk away and say,
"It's really not my fight!"
Did my life reflect the changes made,
When Jesus came into my heart,
Or did I "mimic" the world so much,
That you couldn't tell us apart?

Did I have a kind word to say to everyone I met,
Or was my attitude so "bland" that I'd be easy to forget?
Did I leave a good impression on those I met each day?
Lord when my time comes to go,
Will they miss me in any way?
Did I redeem the time because these are evil days,

Or did I leave unfinished tasks and act in a careless way?
Did I treat everyone fairly that I contacted each day,
Or did I act selfishly and always had to have my way?
When I stand before my Lord and King,
Who'll judge the quick and the dead,
I'll be justly tried for my deeds,

And the idle words I have said!
So, help me Lord, to watch and pray,
And long for you to appear!
For I can tell by the "signs of the times,"
That your coming is drawing near!

Robert F. Dotson © 2008
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I shall pass this way but once.
Any good thing that I can do,
therefore, or any kindness that
I can show to any other human being,
let me do it now! Let me not defer it or
neglect it! For I shall not pass this way again!
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