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I wrote this poem after watching a powerful movie on Joan of Arc. It really made me think about what some people have done for their god and although I don't believe in God (at least I don't think I do) this movie made me wonder why people would do these outrageous things if there was no God.

Anyway, it sort of represents the two sides of me, the side that wants to believe, and the side that still can't.

I Cry Out In Vain

by Jesse Wintonyk

I question your God, my heart, and my soul
Existence needs proof, in stories I'm told
But I sit here and cry, lacking gratification
While others have died, solely for their religion

So why do I cry? If I do not believe
What makes me doubt, I can not conceive
Is it power above? Or in my own heart
where these feelings are born, I know not where to start

Is God just a form of societal ethic?
Or is God a true being, to be viewed as angelic
It is nature to question, but with no answers received
I am still hanging, what can I achieve?

In need of assistance, I cry out in vain
I am a lost child, my doubts will retain
But I fear for my death, for what will remain

please help . . . for I fear I am already slain.

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kimberly

my heart cries for you. jeremiah 29:12-14 "then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and i will listen to you. you will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. i will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity. " God wants soo much to just hold you in his arms. he is pursuing you because he LOVES you. dont hold back from his magnificently incomprehensive grace!

The W

To whom it may concern. Just the very thought of you asking the question is the beginning of OUR GOD introducing himself to you. I pray that GOD will show Himself strong in you life. That feeling you have on the inside is the Holy Spirit taking up residence within you.

matt

hey man, we all have to come to christ on our own. he made us with a free will. that is what is so great about is love. we are not FORCED to love and serve him. but eternal life is atainable only through acceping Jesus Christ as you personal savior. the wanting to believe is the call of jesus, but the doubting is of the enemy (satan). he wants you to love him, but ultimatly its your choice. i will keep you in my prayers. ps when you start reading the bible, start in the new testament. it really helps

babygirl

first off, i'll start by saying that your poem was very intersting. secondly, i want you to always, always, remember that GOD is your reason for living. think about it, he loved you so much that he gave his only begotten son to die on the cross for all of our sins. GOD is your reason for being, and you should thank him because without him there would be no you. Keep your head up, and remember, God loves you.

Glynis

I THINK IT'S A BEUATIFUL POEM AND THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE FEEL THE SAME WAY ESPECIALLY YOUNG ADULTS. IT'S NOT THAT THEY DON'T BELIEVE, IT'S JUST THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY SHOULD BELIEVE IN OR IF THEY BELIEVE. I THINK THE POEM HELPS YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT HTE ONLY ONE AND THAT IT DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE GOING TO HELL LIKE MANY OLD PEOPLE SAY JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND AND I THINK IT'S A BEAUTIFUL STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. IT'S BETTER TO BE HONEST AND THAN TO SAY YOU BELIEVE, YOU UNDERSTAN AND THEN YOU DON'T AND END UP DOING THE WRONG THINGS.

Josh

You know, I serve God whole heartily. And I tell one thing, God is a true living being, I might not see him bit I know He lives because what I feel is not fake. I am a native aboriginal. Before I got saved, I looked and studied my culture, customs, beliefs, and religion in Native Aboriginal people. I found nothing, that religion was dead, it never satisfied that void inside, and I question God's existence many times. God is real, Jesus will reveal himself to you Jesse if you allow Him to.

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I Cry Out In Vain

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