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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

The Final Inspection

The soldier stood and faced God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining,
Just as brightly as his brass.

'Step forward now, you soldier,
How shall I deal with you ?
Have you always turned the other cheek ?
To My Church have you been true?'

The soldier squared his shoulders and said,
'No, Lord, I guess I ain't.
Because those of us who carry guns,
Can't always be a saint.

I've had to work most Sundays,
And at times my talk was tough.
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.

But, I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep...
Though I worked a lot of overtime,
When the bills got just too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God, forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.

I know I don't deserve a place,
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around,
Except to calm their fears.

If you've a place for me here, Lord,
It needn't be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand.

There was a silence all around the throne,
Where the saints had often trod.
As the soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.

'Step forward now, you soldier,
You've borne your burdens well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell.'

Author Unknown~

I saw this on Gords blog and just had to share it

Rod

6 comments:

JoJo said...

Hi Rod, that is a beautiful piece.
Always seems like the author of such great stuff are unknown.
Thanks

Anonymous said...

Great post Rod. Should be carved on the gatepost of every military cemetery.
YeOldFurt

Rod said...

JoJo
Ye it was I saw it and had to post it.

YeOldFurt
That is just one of the many places it should be.

Lydia said...

Hi Rod,

Very nice. I agree. It should be posted at every military cemetery.

Lydia

xox-Missi Mi-xox said...

WOW! That is a REALLY great piece of work whoever wrote it. I got goosebumps reading it. Thanks for posting it here ...

xox-Missi-xox

Anamaria said...

interestinggg