The following is a poem I threw together in a couple of hours last night. I'm going to be giving it up front in church after I give a speech. I was trying to use "old-English" poetry here to draw a "non-preachy" parellel object lesson from the speech I'm giving. I was hoping the style would make it seem closer to the traditional language of the Bible, the King James version. If anyone has thoughts on this, I'd love to hear them. "Human" represents Christians, by the way.

Behold, human wandereth to the house of sin
He heareth an invitation to “come on in”
God pleads, “my child stay out”
But human - he maintaineth doubt
He trusteth in the wisdom of none
‘Til he sampleth of the so-called fun
So human goeth to enjoy his time
And at the first he feeleth quite fine
But the fun - it fadeth cold
And the glitter leaveth the gold
So human findeth himself alone
In this house of sin that’s not his home
Now his sins he surely regrets
How to get out – he surely forgets
The doors be tightly closed
The halls leadeth to “no-one-knows.”
Human trieth again and again
Yet never findeth but dead-ends
By now human’s worn and tired
And feeleth he close to expired.
But God soon returns to the house of sin
That human got himself caught within
God wrappeth human in his blanket of love
Washed with forgiveness sent from above
Though his sin human no longer can hide
God opens the door of mercy wide
Helpeth He human to leave sin’s place
And setteth him free through glorious grace

I wouldn't change a word.
With your permission, I would like to share this at church some Sabbath.

I don't mind at all, Gerry. I didn't copyright it - I wouldn't mind anyone sharing it.

Tony

I enjoyed reading this. Thanks for sharing it with us.

It reminds me of something I went through at one time.

I will save it in my word processor to use in a sermon one of these days.

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"We are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets; Jesus Christ Himself being the Chief Cornerstone!" (Eph.2:20).

Your brother in Christ

David T. Battler