Confessions

I am Adam

I lusted and felt the delight

Of taking that very first bite

I am Cain

I was filled with darkness and hate

Despising my well-deserved fate

I am Jacob

I was given years full of pain

As my pay for deceitful gain

I am Moses

Striking out with my foolish plan

I shamefully buried the man

I am a Hebrew slave

Delivered from Egyptian land

I looked back and fell in the sand

I am Solomon

I loved a great many women

Their idols caused me to weaken

I am Jonah

I ran from the Lord’s chosen path

And then had to endure His wrath

I am Job

I longed for God’s intercession

Humbled by all of His questions

I am a Pharisee

I love to be seen working hard

The praise of man is my reward

I am the prodigal son

After wasting my youthful years

I ran back to my Father in tears

I am Peter

I was quick to pull out my sword

But fainted at a maiden’s word

I am Lazarus

I was bound and buried in death

Till the Holy Ghost gave me breath

I am the thief on the cross

I used my last words to confess

With my hands stretched out to be blessed

I am Thomas

I couldn’t quite figure it out

But Christ loved me despite my doubt