SIGNS

REDEMPTION
A man alone - A man on fire
God beneath - above - around
Where does man go to find the Heart of God?
Are there "burning bushes" these days?
Is God in the storm?  Is He in the Fire?
Is He in CONTROL?
What controls me?
Is it the forces within or the people about?
I've tried to "be better" but only get worse
Is death the only permanent change in this world?
REDEMPTION --- a cloud of smoke, it seems to me
I tried, but hell came and Heaven passed me by
This religious stuff just doesn't stick
It's founded right and a lot of people believe it,
but sometimes, I think it to be a sham

"AND THAT IT IS
BELIEVE ME, I KNOW
I WAS CRUCIFIED BY THOSE,
WHO WERE RELIGIOUS AND ‘RIGHT’
AND OBEDIENT TO THE LAW

WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, SON
IS MORE THAN LAWS
MORE THAN RELIGION
MORE THAN A SLICK WHITE-WASH
YOU NEED A GOOD, SOLID DEATH
FOLLOWED BY THE RESURRECTION
NOTHING ELSE WILL DESTROY / REMOVE
THE CRUD WITHIN THAT CONTROLS YOU
IT MUST BE PUT TO DEATH
READ ABOUT THE CROSS

BUT, THERE'S GOOD NEWS, TOO
YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY DEAD LONG
THERE'S
THE RESURRECTION
WHICH IS BASICALLY AND SIMPLY
ME INSIDE YOU

COME BY MY ‘STORE’
I'LL FIT YOU WITH THE BEST OF THE BEST
AS FAR AS RESURRECTIONS GO

YOU'VE TRIED EVERYTHING ELSE
COME FOR A DIP . . . "
WAITING,
GOD
~
The tears flow
for the passion once felt
the heart aches and longs
for the Justice that once permeated my soul
for the courage to surrender
to bow one's head
and simply pray without hatred
I pour out my grief
I feel that I die
I feel that I must
that innocence survive
this passion once mine
I see from a distance
a chasm of time and cowardice
measures the distance between us
beauty now tainted
innocence now lost
am I too late
I pray that I am not
if mercy be true
if grace is still offered
may I be given as ransom
for the children to find Truth
for they will not forget
as I did
they will not restrain themselves
from the honor of repaying His Sacrifice given
to purchase our Freedom
they will not stop to count the cost
of Loving our Savior
they will simply and only
surrender
may I hang for them
for Your sake
as those who once did for me
hammer the nails
place the crown of piercing thorns
upon my head
and cause me to be mocked
as I mocked You
crucify sin
crucify doubt
crucify all that I am
unto Your Resurrection
within me
help me surrender
that peace be mine


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