{"id":11747,"date":"2006-05-08T07:36:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-08T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/todayslegacy.wordpress.com\/2006\/05\/08\/outside-an-empty-pew"},"modified":"2006-05-08T07:36:00","modified_gmt":"2006-05-08T12:36:00","slug":"outside-an-empty-pew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/todayslegacy.net\/index.php\/2006\/05\/08\/outside-an-empty-pew\/","title":{"rendered":"Outside … An Empty Pew"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a> These are just a few things I have jotted down in reflection of last night.<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
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Outside<\/u><\/strong>
I walked by twice and saw you
anxiously you sat
I wanted to come in
but responsibility held me back<\/p>\n

Dare I walk in?
My promise held me back
no empty seat beside you
dare I ignore my pledged duty?<\/p>\n

My promise held me back
words ascended to Christ’s ears<\/p>\n

the response came
maybe the best support I can give
is from the outside looking in.
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An Empty Pew<\/u><\/strong>
feel the tension
hear the lies
ignorant devotion
broken spirits<\/p>\n

the pain of temporary defeat
consuming faith in mere man
highlighting reliance on grace
mercy is inevitable<\/p>\n

Who now?
What now?
How now?<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t do anything
no words of mine can soothe
no hugs can erase scars from the Body<\/p>\n

I will be beside you <\/span><\/div>\n

these are no grand words
But even in an empty pew <\/span><\/div>\n
beside you I choose to be
though this wallflower may appear absent<\/p>\n

For no words can encompass the unspeakable
only a Savior comforts leaden hearts
those abandoned by the world
those lost in unacceptance<\/span><\/div>\n

because their words shed His Truth<\/p>\n

tempting tempest come not for our Hope
in Christ Alone<\/p>\n

in Christ Alone\u2026<\/p>\n

all is well<\/p>\n

in Christ Alone\u2026<\/span><\/div>\n

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