Unfair Life

"Life is unfair," I heard John Kennedy say,
"In this life I can't promise you much joy,"
Our Lady told St. Bernadette one day,
I wonder, then, is heaven just a ploy?

No matter how much pain I suffer here,
God promises He will take care of me;
it takes great faith to trust He's always near,
that His joy there will last eternity.

We often see bad men rewarded now,
though God said He would guard us from the foe;
why would God make this covenantal vow,
if He would not reward us when we go?

I can't accept this life is all there is,
when faithful God still calls me to all His.

                             -- by Pete Voelz       1/06