For Judgment Day

So who will stand with me on Judgment Day?
The parents that I honored in my life,
my brother, sister, children from my play,
the one who's always stood with me, my wife?

My closest friends, will they step up for me,
The ones I loved, the ones I left in tears,
the students that I judged, where will they be,
the people on my path down through the years?

Was Christ in all of these I loved and knew,
did I feed most myself or feed them all,
and Christ in needy strangers I helped too,
will He step up to help me when I call?

With Mary and my patron saints, I pray,
stand by me, faithful Lord, on Judgment Day.

                        -- by Pete Voelz        6/07