I Will Stay in My Walled House Paula Day Johns



 

I will stay in my walled house.

No one can bother me there.

In my house, I find security, comfort, and peace.

No matter that there are others,

Out there somewhere who may need my help.

I will stay in my walled house.

No one can bother me there.

Do I mind if I hear the cries of others who are in sorrow?

Shall I trouble myself today or shall I wait until tomorrow?

I will stay in my walled house.

No one can bother me there.

Anxious I am about what I may find.

A needy child, an addicted mother, a man who is blind.

I will stay in my walled house.

No one can bother me there.

I will eat chocolates, and take nice hot baths,

No matter to me if they have lost their paths.

I will stay in my walled house.

No one can bother me there.

A knock on my door, I cringe at who it may be.

How dare they come without a call.

I peek through the window and shrink in despair.

I see Jesus Christ standing there!

I will not open it! I am sure He is not pleased.

For I am in my walled house.

I am living at ease.


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