I’ll guide them to my Jesus,

No matter the scope, or type of their pain.

No matter the depth of their woundedness,

No matter the cause of the shame.

Please don’t think me shallow

For this “one size fits all” approach,

Please don’t think me lazy,

Fit for a reproach.

For even if I were a Doctor,

Who could provide the body with healing,

I cannot offer eternal life,

No matter the intensity of my feelings.

For even if I were a lawyer

Who could preserve the reputation,

And keep my client out of the dungeon cell…

I cannot preserve anyone from the dim dark fortress of Hell.

For even if I were a teacher

Who could instruct in a right good way,

I am not the Author of Truth,

Who brought forth the night and the day.

For I am just a human,

A lucky one who knows Gods own name!

I know that in Him and Him alone,

Rests Salvation for us, the slain.