Soul Count

I'd like to have a thousand souls in tow
when I shall cross the finish line at last,
some strangers I've encountered, some I know,
from all that I have prayed for in the past.

If not, at least a hundred I have met,
whom I have loved and cared for in my wake,
to all who've cared for me I am in debt,
I hope the ones who've loved me I can take.

If I could bring but ten or so to You,
my wife and parents, sister, brother, please,
my son and daughter and their children too,
a few friends, loved ones and their families.

Actually, Lord, for all eternity,
I would be glad if You saved little me.

                      -- by Pete Voelz         8/10