Redemption (Easter poetry)

Born into sin in a world that’s returning to dust

Despising what’s right in our rush to devour our lusts
We’ve never sought God and never known peace
But speak with deceit and consume bitter feasts
Till all understanding, all truth and all life
Is replaced with great envy, murder, and strife
Collapsing into a depraved state of mind
Having no fear of God disobedient and blind
With greed and with pride we strive to fulfill
What our sinful penchant compels us to build
Homes of no trust no love and no good
So all that remains is evil and hate and our gossiping graves
We cling to the lies that deceptively satisfy
The craving within for approval and life
We approve of the evil around and within us
A useless and insolent brood without any rest
We’re stuck here in sin, only worthy of death

Then Jesus came

Overcoming what brought us our shame
Under the Law we were slaves to our sin
But when Christ shed his blood made righteous again
Pulling us out from the mess and the trash
That we had indulged in, that brought our hearts death
His mercy and patience canceled what we had done wrong
Though we were the ones who jeered in the throng
He restored us and justified so by faith in his name
We are set right, cleansed and remade
Oh merciful Father you sent your own son
To become the very life we could never have done
We all fell short of your glorious way
Till you shattered our yokes and conquered the grave
By your unyielding kindness and the gift of your grace
Through Jesus we’re healed and eternally saved

                                                ~

I was lost
When my tears hit the pillow one by one
Telling a story that wasn’t done
Or rather, one I didn’t know was already won
My mind it told me you were real
Said you were good that you love that you heal
But my shattered heart tried to steal
Whatever truth I knew up there
I didn’t know how to feel
The voices I heard said I was stuck
That I could never see
I could never be free
Because of the way that I was
But you came
2000 years ago and took all the shame
And when I saw it I fell
I fell in love, though broken and hurt
With the one who took all my dirt and gave me worth
What I knew in my head traveled down where it belonged
The freedom of your love became my new song
And your deep heart helped me to see
That the times I felt alone you were there with me
The lies they had to leave
Choked out by your blood that covered me
My fear departed I had a new heart and
I could finally see
What I was made to be
It’s not me, you see
The goodness of my destiny
Is Jesus living in me
The hope of glory
Compelling love, beauty and creativity
Are an endless symphony
Making my life a story
That brings redemption, hope and change
To a world that’s bound up in chains
Lord release your rain
And bring the nations back to you
Triumphant life no power in death
This is what fills every breath