are you listening ????

so many things to be said
no one cares to hear
such a crazy world
very little pay and your on your way

you pass by a little white church
you dare to go inside
you find a pew near the back and hope no one
saw you arrive
the pastor prays and the choir sings
and you just shake your head
 because you just dont understand

as the service ends  the pastor grabs your hand and says something that makes you think

he asks you
are you listening??

i see your new here to this church and i am so proud of you
now come back and join us again

you leave more confused then you were before you came
and the only thing on your mind
is are you
listening

but listening for what
am i supposed to hear a voice or maybe its a wind from the north
come on man tell me what am i listening for

a few days later you start to make your way back to that little white church
on your way there you fall over and you cant seem to breathe one more breath

then  a voice out of no where calls to you and says are you listening can you hear me

and you reply with a weak yes

this voice grows louder and stronger

and he starts with this

i made you before the foundations of the earth
i have loved you more than anything
i gave my life for you
and all you do is forget
did you forget i found you
did you forget i set you free
and at the age of 16 you called out to me
and i ran to you
i found you and listened to you
because i love you

when that pastor asked you if you were listening it was me asking if you could hear me
i wanted to warn you
about today but you just ran away

today is the day when i call you home
all i need to know is
are you listening

and to this day far away on a head to a grave it reads

BETTER LISTEN TO THE ONE WHO SET YOU FREE

let this be a lesson to everyone who reads
or just believes

you need to listen for he might be calling you and you just might miss it