My love is so abundant
but has no place to rest,
excessive pain shoots through me
and puts me to the test.
When I love someone deeply
but they reject my love,
from stomach's pit grows sourness
which builds and builds above.
When constant sadness lingers,
is this what God had planned?
When tears flow like a river,
won't someone understand?
With widely stretched out arms,
in all my horrid pain,
will someone answer kindly
so I don't scream in vain?
Vast sorrow holds me captive.
There's nothing worse it seems,
when left without an option,
I yell my final screams.
"HELP! HELP!"
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Yet,
but has no place to rest,
excessive pain shoots through me
and puts me to the test.
When I love someone deeply
but they reject my love,
from stomach's pit grows sourness
which builds and builds above.
When constant sadness lingers,
is this what God had planned?
When tears flow like a river,
won't someone understand?
With widely stretched out arms,
in all my horrid pain,
will someone answer kindly
so I don't scream in vain?
Vast sorrow holds me captive.
There's nothing worse it seems,
when left without an option,
I yell my final screams.
"HELP! HELP!"
---
Yet,
Love made the lame to walk again,
love made the blind to see -
though Jesus was rejected - and
rejected just like me.
They screamed, "Give us Barabbas!"
They yelled it right out loud.
Yes, Jesus loved as I did when
rejected by the crowd.
Consider every piercing thorn,
consider feet were nailed,
consider every painful word -
yet Jesus never failed.
Consider every scourging lash,
which tore into His back.
Consider that His hands were nailed
when everything went black.
Jesus loved so very much.
It pained Him. Can't we see?
Does rejection come from other folk -
or does it come from me?
With rejection's weight upon me
and there's no place to run,
it's time to read these words again -
but this time of God's Son....
---
His love is so abundant
but has no place to rest,
excessive pain shot through Him
and put Him to the test.
When He so loves me deeply
but I reject that love,
from stomach's pit grows sourness
which builds and builds above.
When constant sadness lingers,
is this what God had planned?
When tears flow like a river,
will then I understand?
With widely stretched out arms,
in all His horrid pain,
will I now answer kindly
so He won't scream in vain?
Vast sorrow held Him captive -
was nothing worse it seemed.
When left without an option,
this is what He screamed....
"It is finished!!"
©2009 louis gander - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
http://www.ganderpoems.org/
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Luke 22:44
John 19:29
John 11:35
Acts 2:23,24
Isaiah 53:3
John 19:30
Luke 10:16 (NASB) "The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me."
love made the blind to see -
though Jesus was rejected - and
rejected just like me.
They screamed, "Give us Barabbas!"
They yelled it right out loud.
Yes, Jesus loved as I did when
rejected by the crowd.
Consider every piercing thorn,
consider feet were nailed,
consider every painful word -
yet Jesus never failed.
Consider every scourging lash,
which tore into His back.
Consider that His hands were nailed
when everything went black.
Jesus loved so very much.
It pained Him. Can't we see?
Does rejection come from other folk -
or does it come from me?
With rejection's weight upon me
and there's no place to run,
it's time to read these words again -
but this time of God's Son....
---
His love is so abundant
but has no place to rest,
excessive pain shot through Him
and put Him to the test.
When He so loves me deeply
but I reject that love,
from stomach's pit grows sourness
which builds and builds above.
When constant sadness lingers,
is this what God had planned?
When tears flow like a river,
will then I understand?
With widely stretched out arms,
in all His horrid pain,
will I now answer kindly
so He won't scream in vain?
Vast sorrow held Him captive -
was nothing worse it seemed.
When left without an option,
this is what He screamed....
"It is finished!!"
©2009 louis gander - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
http://www.ganderpoems.org/
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Luke 22:44
John 19:29
John 11:35
Acts 2:23,24
Isaiah 53:3
John 19:30
Luke 10:16 (NASB) "The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me."
Louis, this one has such intense emtion woven through it that it is really hard to know what to say!!! WOW! does not seem to cut it but....WOW! another POWERFUL piece! I've read it a few times, in the last few days.....it is really moving!
ReplyDeleteExcellent writing Louis. Merry Christmas!