You Would Have Believed in Me

– Showing me the scene of his temptation by Satan,
“Not there, but here, at this very hour, in this very place—
even if you had been with me,
you would have believed that I would resist Satan’s temptation and win.
Isn’t that so?
Because you believe in me and love me.
I, too, believe that you will do well.
All those crowds said they believed in me,
but when I truly wanted them, they forsook me.
They even handed their own crosses over to me, every one,
and then they simply left.”
– Lord, forgive my lack of faith.