Do You Have Faith?

Picture by Bill

Do you have faith and believe in what you can’t see
the courage to step out into the abyss
to cross the cavernous opening that spans before you
or will you be like St. Peter and fall

because your faith falters and you are
overcome with doubt, your valor wavers
and the path ahead disappears,
darkness envelopes you
and you tumble into the void?

Do you have faith that even in your downfall
the hand of god can reach out and catch you
set you on solid ground to resume your journey
to his heavenly kingdom?

Do you have faith when you have to make a choice
that the light in the dark tunnel is guiding you
to the place you where you need to be, or like a lighthouse
on a rocky shore warning you to stay away?

Do you have faith that the rewards are worth
the sacrifices, the heavenly delights
await your good works and the fiery pits of hell
are only for the wicked and not intended for the misguided?

Do you have faith that your sins can be forgiven
your doubts are not mortal

and that you will be welcomed into the gates of heaven
taking your place among the chosen
wrapped in the loving embrace

of your heavenly father?
Can you sleep well tonight knowing your soul
can dance with the angels in eternal peace?