The Heart of Faith

What is the heart of faith, what is our joy?
Unless we know, we do not understand,
God does His work in us, He is not coy,
the way we come to faith is by His hand.

Faith is God's gift He offers everyone,
He plants the seed of faith deep in our heart,
yet to our head He does not place a gun,
we must accept His gift and do our part.

Just like our life, God's gift is born of love,
His gift is free and we must freely take it,
He urges us, sometimes He gives a shove,
He covenants with us, but we must break it.

This minuet of faith I do choose free,
I thank You, God, for offering it to me.

                            -- by Pete Voelz      6/06