In threes

He repeated himself, in section after section
always, always, always
all of our days, all of our days, all of our days
Yes, in threes he spoke, to anchor the point
to repeat and to preach
to reach each one of us in the congregation
to stir our souls with the promise of God
to be with us, to be with us, each one of us
always in our troubles,
always when the darkness comes,
always when there is joy in our hearts
We can boldly act,
we can go forth without fear
we can go into the lion’s den,
because He will never leave us
he will always be there with us
we are never alone
Because He keeps His promises
Christ was born as the prophets foretold,
He lived as the law and the prophets
and he died as the Messiah must
Christ died by the hands of man
He rose by the grace of God
He will return as he promised
So have hope in the power of his words
go forth to do his work
Bring hope to the ends of the world!

June 15, 2008
Matthew 28:16-20
The Great Commission
Jeremiah 31:6-17 and the sermon,
“A Future with Hope: Audacious Proclamation”,
by the Reverend Dr. William B. McClain,
New England Annual Conference,
Gordon College, Wenham, MA,
June 14, 2008
Dr. McClain is the Mary Elizabeth Joyce Professor of Preaching at
Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.