Today's OneWord: Salvation

They say I'll find salvation when I atone for my sins. They say I'll find salvation when my life with Christ begins. They say I'll find salvation when I finally see the truth. They say I'll find salvation even when I've lost my youth. They twirl around their crosses and they pat me on the head, and they tell me Hell's no place to go when at long last I'm dead. But if salvation comes and asks me to then hate myself, then I'd rather be lost from God than be somebody else.

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