Along the Roadside

I came across a man today, along the roadside;

I didn't know what help to give, as he knelt down and cried.

So I asked him what he needed, I extended my heart and soul;

And he answered with a broken heart, with a pain I have never known.

 He said, “All that I need is love, My heart and soul are dry.

I have no family left you see, this is why I cry.”

 I asked if he realized, that he is never alone;

He said, “pain is all I feel inside, and all love has gone away,

I can't imagine living here, for another day”

 I knelt down there beside him, and asked if I could pray,

He said, “I've tried to reach your God before, but didn't know what to say”

My tears were rolling down my cheek, as I put my hand in his,

I shared with him the story, of how Jesus took our sin.

 His eyes were wet and red by now, his heart was melting too;

He couldn't believe the love God gives, how he shares it with me and you.

Just then he started to walk away, I asked if he would stay;

He said, “you've given me a hope and love today, to last the rest of my days”

He smiled and took my hand in his, and wiped my tears away;

He said, “you did the same for me today, when you took the time to pray”

 I looked into his face then, and I saw something new;

A light that wasn't there before, a twinkle in his eye,

He said, “It came from the joy I feel now, walking by Gods side.

The path is not so lonely now, I have a father who loves,

He has given me a life today, that lasts beyond the grave,

He mended up my broken heart, and now my soul is saved”

 He said, “this is what you gave to me, when you put your fears aside;

And you weren't afraid to help a man, along the roadside”

Written by Carly