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It Would Take a MiracleMy father drank and beat mejust for being a kidmy heart grew calloused and blamedheaven for things he didbut I never cursed life morethan by his hospital bedwhen his doctor took me asidelooked at the floor and said, "it would take a miraclea touch from hands of lightcos the care of man, does all it canbut it's faith than wins the fightremember all that happenshappens for heaven's sakepeople rise...people fall, we can't understand it allheaven gives and heaven takesand it would take a miracle"I met a girl whose heartwas like a fountain of hopeshe knew my past and feltwords of faith could help me copeshe'd say proof was in the Gospelhow Jesus rose from the deadbut my eyes couldn't see itI shook my head when she said,"it would take a miraclea touch from hands of lightcos the care of man, does all it canbut it's faith than wins the fightremember all that happenshappens for heaven's sakepeople rise...people fall, we can't understand it allheaven gives and heaven takesand it would take a miracle"that girl saw something in meand one May became my wifeI learned there's more than dead mem'riesto the meaning of lifeI'll always cherish the dayshe gave birth to our childwhen I saw his fragile fingersI touched his tiny hand and smiledthen said, "it would take a miraclea touch from hands of lightcos the care of man, does all it canbut it's faith than wins the fightremember all that happenshappens for heaven's sakepeople rise...people fall, we can't understand it allheaven gives and heaven takesand it would take a miracle"(c)2004 Robert George