STILL I PUT MY TRUST IN THEE

STILL I PUT MY TRUST IN THEE

by Atty Jess Paredes, candidate for senator, April 8, 2007, Pasig City, Philippines

I asked Thee: “If this is not Your Will for me, please stop me.”, and You let me,
Still I put my trust in Thee;

“I took the leap of faith” for Thee not knowing what’s in store for me,
Still I put my trust in Thee;

Merciless and humongous foes may be up against me,
Still I put my trust in Thee;

Old standards, habits, beliefs, and systems may disfavor me,
Still I put my trust in Thee;

Multi-million campaign funds may avoid me,
Still I put my trust in Thee;

TV, radio and print ads may escape me,
Still I put my trust in Thee;

Tradpols may tease and bully me,
Still I put my trust in Thee;

Surveys and polls may exclude me,
Still I put my trust in Thee;

“Ang Kapatiran” may not do much for me,
Still I put my trust in Thee;

Skeptics may call me fool, Don Quixote or David,
Still I put my trust in Thee;

Pundits and doomsayers may poorly rate me,
Still I put my trust in Thee;

After all what matters most to me is the trust I put in Thee, and
What matters most to Thee is the best Thee have for me!

And, thus, I pray:
Without Thee, I am nothing! But, with Thee, nothing is impossible!