(For a PDF file of this poem, see the very end)
One day a man went hiking,
Walked for quite a long way,
But when deciding to go home, he
Found he knew not the way.
So he began to wander,
Then decided to pray
And so he asked the Lord, “Oh won’t you
Please show me the way?”
As soon as he had asked for this,
A bird rose up and flew
And as he turned to watch,
He saw a sight that he knew.
Now he knew the way back home,
He knew the path to take,
But sadly when he took it
He encountered a snake.
The snake was coiled and angry and
Preparing for a bite,
And there was no room to back away
And no way to fight.
In desperation he again
Said another prayer,
When salvation once again arrived
From out of the air.
A big hungry hawk attacked
From out of a tree
And it took the snake for dinner as
It aimed for his knee.
Now once again he was safe
And got back on the trail,
Feeling slightly better,
But still a little pale.
Well, he finally did arrive
And had some time to spare
For there were still two hours
‘Till his wife would be there.
Now he knew that he had promised her
To stay out of the bar,
But somehow he did not resist
And got in the car.
Soon he was there again
Where the foolish like to drink,
Wondering, ‘Oh my, what would
His wife and children think?’
He was just about to order when
They burst in through the door,
Two angry men with loaded guns
Said, “Get on the floor!”
He prayed again quite quickly,
“Forgive me – what I have done,
And help me Jesus help me,
The man is aiming a gun!”
As soon as he had prayed, the man went
Grabbing for his chest,
He started sweating, clutched his heart,
He’d now be laid to rest.
He fell on back, the gun went off,
A light came crashing down
Directly on the other one and
Knocked him to the ground.
Well, that was really quite enough
Excitement for one day,
So he left the bar and headed home
Where he would gladly stay.
Well, he finally got home safely and
Much later that night
Recalled all the coincidences that
Had kept him all right.
And just before he lay down for
The night upon his bed
He said another prayer to God and
This is what he said,
“Dear Lord, I want to thank you
That you’re always on call,
Though it appears that on this day
I didn’t need you at all.
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