What a Debt I Owe

Posted by Terrence Johnson

There is no measure
No monetary figure
That could express my debt to you
No powerful oratorical presentation
No words that could reverberate
Throughout my vocal cords
Could express my gratitude verbally
Even if I worked until my hands callused
Worn from constant servitude
Could my works be comparable to yours
Walking barefoot for hundreds of miles
Through rough terrain
Would be a simple task
For you have done much greater
So when you ask of me
I do
No questions asked
Not because I want to be seen
Nor be a good Christian
It is because I know I am forever in debt
Nothing I can or will do can pay my debt
However I continue to do
Nothing I have is mine
You gave me everything
You gave me life
Who am I to disagree with your plan
Whether I agree or not
It is all for my good
Although the storms of life have raged
You never left me without a safe haven
As I remember all the pain you saved me from
The situations that you delivered me from
I should have nothing but adoration for you
But there have been times when I denied you
Ran away and even denounced you name
Yet you were still there
Protecting me from the distance
So I don't want my debt to be forgiven
Let me forever be your servant
In this world
Then there will be a time
When I am in your presence
I look down from heaven and think
What a debt I owed