Get It Together, by Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

Get It Together

I often find myself telling God

That according to the terms of the agreement

You get what you need

God insists

I come to terms with the implications–

You get what you give

We’re both right

But where I have belabored a true fact

God would have me find a true friend

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