Choosing again

"From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.
'You do not want to leave too, do you?' Jesus asked the Twelve.
Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life."
(John 6:66-68)

Years ago
.......I chose to follow Jesus;
Day by day
.......I make that same choice again.

Choosing him
.......Is always the answer for me,

Though my choice
.......Is in the face of doubt

Though my choice
.......Is in the face of suffering

Though my choice
.......Is in the face of pain.

Hopes may rise,
.......And hopes may be battered down;

But each time
.......I find no better answer
..............Than to stay with the friend who never fails

© Derrick Phillips - 2015