Yes, my fretting, frowning child,
I could cross the room to you more easily.
But I've already learned to walk,
So I make you come to me.
Let go now-
There! You see?
Oh, remember this simple lesson, child,
And when in later years
You cry out with tight fists and tears-
"Oh, help me, God, please."
Just listen and you'll hear a silent voice:
"I would, child, I would.
But it's you, not I,
Who needs to try Godhood.
Carol Lynn Pearson,
"The Lesson"
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