I was discussing forgiveness with someone the other day and was inspired to write about it.
the delivery swift and curt
My sharpened tongue hit its mark
Someone I love was hurt
I soon regretted everything
the cause now seemed so small
But pride lept quickly to the fore
and compelled the proverbial fall
Pride, the false lover, proved so cruel
and left with a piece of my heart
Wounded, in shame, I vowed to mend
what pride had torn apart
Head and heart, meek and low
I went to the dear one I'd hurt
Please forgive my prideful assault
I treated you like dirt
Nothing excuses my actions that day
but I did my best to explain
And hoped that some understanding
could help lessen the pain
What I wanted most of all
What I really needed
was a release from the heavy load
a guilty concience seeded
The loved one looked me in the eyes
and said to me with care,
"I forgive you because you are my friend
and frayed binding we can repair."
As my friend spoke to me so kindly
I could not stop the tears
They flowed as a cleansing fountain
when "I forgive you" reached my ears
That evening at home in my bed
I lay grateful for the peace I felt
Then suddenly thought of God
went to the floor, by my bed, and knelt
An image came in my mind
It was Jesus on the cross
with notes on every wound
saying my name and the word "lost"
Christ's blood began to run
as I watched in utter shame
and noticed sins were listed
along with my name
But as the red blood poured
over every accusing note
the hand of God appeared
and this is what he wrote
I love you oh so much
I'm giving you my son
and if you believe in him
at death you won't be done
I have built you a home
that you will forever live in
You've been covered by The Blood
And now you are forgiven
Found and cleansed of sin
by God's only son
I am eternally grateful
for what foregiveness has done
Poetry by Phyllis J. Rhodes
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Written on 2009-06-08 at 19:51
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Forgiveness
Unrestrained I cast my wordsthe delivery swift and curt
My sharpened tongue hit its mark
Someone I love was hurt
I soon regretted everything
the cause now seemed so small
But pride lept quickly to the fore
and compelled the proverbial fall
Pride, the false lover, proved so cruel
and left with a piece of my heart
Wounded, in shame, I vowed to mend
what pride had torn apart
Head and heart, meek and low
I went to the dear one I'd hurt
Please forgive my prideful assault
I treated you like dirt
Nothing excuses my actions that day
but I did my best to explain
And hoped that some understanding
could help lessen the pain
What I wanted most of all
What I really needed
was a release from the heavy load
a guilty concience seeded
The loved one looked me in the eyes
and said to me with care,
"I forgive you because you are my friend
and frayed binding we can repair."
As my friend spoke to me so kindly
I could not stop the tears
They flowed as a cleansing fountain
when "I forgive you" reached my ears
That evening at home in my bed
I lay grateful for the peace I felt
Then suddenly thought of God
went to the floor, by my bed, and knelt
An image came in my mind
It was Jesus on the cross
with notes on every wound
saying my name and the word "lost"
Christ's blood began to run
as I watched in utter shame
and noticed sins were listed
along with my name
But as the red blood poured
over every accusing note
the hand of God appeared
and this is what he wrote
I love you oh so much
I'm giving you my son
and if you believe in him
at death you won't be done
I have built you a home
that you will forever live in
You've been covered by The Blood
And now you are forgiven
Found and cleansed of sin
by God's only son
I am eternally grateful
for what foregiveness has done
Poetry by Phyllis J. Rhodes
Read 691 times
Written on 2009-06-08 at 19:51
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