Tuesday, July 08, 2014

Eternity – v3

So much can be said
yet nothing understood
not as a human, not myself,
not unto ourselves
In the coming of the end
the climax of our days
leading to God
eternity, paradise,
eternal, always.

Rising from the grave
a new life, resurrection,
as did the Christ
by God’s loving hand
the strength of His grace
Leading on, to the highest heaven
only in this does this journey
our life here make any sense.

Journeying only, forward
on this mortal coil, our lot.
the stuff of the earth
and made of the clay, the dust,
Salt from the earth
salt must we stay
yet carrying God’s light
to show others the way.

All of us growing
on to perfection, eternity,
if we spend time in the Word
Rising, abiding, work to do
in the vineyards, the fields
coming to the harvest
the judgment of God

Sowing our seeds, scattered,
that the harvest would be greater
that the street of heaven would come
that they would be filled with all of God’s children
eternally seated in the courts of the Lord
Singing in heaven, with the heavenly chorus
joyful noise ringing, rising,
all of us together for all eternity


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edited July 8, 2014
Eternity – v3
edited June 29, 2014
Eternity – v2
March 14, 2011 and March 16, 2011
Eternity
written expressly for FaithWriters
monthly Writing Challenge

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