Oh sweet, fresh restoration

A dear dear friend of mine and I, who have faced many instances of opposition, finally were able to reconcile all of the past to the Lord and are freely able to fellowship without the bonds of bitterness raining lies into our friendship.

In honor of this restoration I wrote a poem, and my hope is that by publishing it on my blog, you may be spurred to reconcile with a friend or ex-friend that you've neglected for too long. If you are Christian, know that you were given the ministry of recocilation, just like Christ reconciled all sinners to the Father via the Cross. You are called to reconcile your brothers and sisters to yourself: Be blameless in all disputes by being the first to admit error and apologize...even if you didn't do anything wrong. God is sooo good to restore all that the locusts have eaten.




-Reconciled At Last-

Under browned leaves of loneliness,
On the tree of our past,
Memories of bitter conversations
Limply sway.

Crawling on cracked branches of brokenness,
Acrid emotions attempt to surpass,
The gloriousness of restoration
That weighs.

How wonderfully our new tree flourishes,
Sprouting blooms fast,
A strong friendship; God’s creation--
This shall stay.

Can one know a Lord more vast?
Who brought beauty from our ash.
Who, through love, worked transformation.
To Him be all Praise




Glory to our Lord who works all things for good
for those who love Him