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Submitted: Apr 20, 2007    Reads: 62    Comments: 1    Likes: 1   


Oh, my Lord…

Once again I’m dirty with sin.
I need to cleanse my fallen mind
with the beauty of your Word.

My desire is turned towards You –
Yet my flesh remains weak,
reflecting  a lack of discipline.

Please chastise me, your child
and spare not your rod of correction.
Cover me with your forgiveness and grace
as I begin anew each day, trying to mature.

Oh, my Lord… please cleanse me.


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jjbreunig:

Well written and expressed. Gave it "5" stars.

Somehow, I don't think we need to be beaten, by either ourselves or the Lord, for the "cleansing of our souls" and our, subsequent, salvation to take place.

Some may say: "No Pain! No Gain!". To which I say: "No Pain! No Suffering!". Not all punishment, in this life, is ennobling or will bring us closer to the Lord. Most especially, when inflicted by either ourselves or others.

But, I suspect, we may not agree on this point.

Happy trails,

Ed Bradley.

Posted: Apr 20, 2007

Author Comment:

Thanks for your lovely feedback. I'm in agreement with you, in that punishment is not necessarily enobling. Sometimes I write in a vein as though I'm unsaved, so that the poetry has more appeal to a non-believer. My target audience is both the saved and unsaved; my writing's goal is to be inspiring and evangelical. --Joe



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