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Worn around the edges,
loosened at the bind,
stained and pages yellowed
in the dim and fading light.

It's been a painful read
one you almost want to end,
But chapters keep on coming
though he's long since held the pen.

There are no ways around it,
every page it must be read,
and if no understanding?
He'll teach you it again.

But take heed friend, you'll want to learn
through painful storyline
He is an author, yes, but more
the Giver of new Life.

You aren't allowed to read ahead
nor try and put it down.
You simply have to turn a page
and let the words be found.

But He is kind and keeps you from
the things you long to know.
He gives you time to linger
in the page he chose to show.

So listen friend, and turn your ear
when pages feel like wounds....
He grows the heart, heals the torn
and writes to make things new.

And when the final page is turned
and He's all we see ahead
the weathered word's are worth the read
He'll be our joyful end.