Your worldly ways
wishes and wants
have brought you
to this place
are you happy
do you have peace and joy
can you imagine eternity
as you are right now
or do you long for more
for something different
for something deeper
steadfast and pure
it is yours
if only you ask
the gates of heaven are open
to those who repent
THE GATES OF HEAVEN
By Robert Van Valkenburgh
Meditations of a Gentle Warrior
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