The Benefit to God

I give to God the benefit of the doubt,
I see His stars so I suppose He's there,
I don't have everything all figured out,
so I finesse the mysteries with a prayer.

Does God love me? I answer with a hope.
Should I believe? He lends a gentle shove.
And since He gives me grace to help me cope,
I give Him back a little grudging love.

When I have sinned, I want His mercy lots,
there may be heaven and hell and all that stuff,
I'm not so dumb I can't connect the dots,
I'm not so proud and generally not so tough.

So if You doubt, Lord, my sincerity,
I hope You give the benefit to me.

                    -- by Pete Voelz       10/08