I gazed at the serene blue waters and wondered,
"Why me?"
I pondered my shattered hopes and dreams and wondered, "
Why me?"
I recalled happier times and wondered,
"Why me?"

Sitting on the barren beach with waves splashing against the shore, I felt as empty as the distant horizon. A lone tear dripped off my chin and splashed into the water, I believed I could fill the ocean with all the tears I had shed.

When my tangled emotions became placid, I thought of my beautiful sons and wondered,
"Why me?"

I reflected on my health, my family and friends and wondered, "Why me?"

I was blessed by thoughts of my church and wondered,
"Why me?"

My mind fairly raced with the joys of my life I had somehow forgotten in my quest for self-pity.

I imagined a God so great He sent His son to die on the cross for me, and I wondered,
"Why me?"

I was filled with gratefulness that as Jesus hung on the cross
He didn't say,
"Why me?"

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