A sonnet with the rhyming scheme of ABAB BCBC CDCD EE. Iambic pentameter. Jesus is the Paragon of Sweetness. None is sweeter. more gentle. more kind.
Jesus nurses the hurting as a friend,
Jesus calms in the deep, as we are frail.
Be as the children, Jesus does commend.
Sit upon his lap, share every detail.
There is more to forgiveness than its legal aspects. And more manifestations than just the act of mercy. God beckons us to pursue forgiveness in our lives because of how good forgiveness is to us.
God’s forgiveness is like a blossom,
Its beauty bright; its fragrance awesome.
For Mercy’s glory is beyond compare,
And to the cross, it takes us there.
Forgiveness is an ever-elusive Christian virtue. Especially among Christian circles. I’m confident you know that gregarious, bubbly happy Christian who jumps at the chance to forgive people thus trying to upend my syllogism. I am not that person.
Who is this mighty King of Kings,
Who has come in flesh like me and you?
Deliver, Sanctify, Redeem and Complete.
No one in this world is so kind and true.
When we look at Jesus, we lose the fear that keeps us from seeing that we need to help. Those who seek help, first see the need. Confession between you and the Father is where all of this begins. When we look to the Holy Spirit, we sense wholeness started. With the Father, our faith broadcasts future hope when God makes all things new.
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