“But God, being rich in mercy because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.”
– Eph. 2:5
A Spiritual Awakening
In a chasm dark, so cavernous and deep,
Lay a soul entombed, in sin’s dead sleep.
The walls around, a monument of guilt,
Built brick by brick, of trespasses and silt.
Unknowing lay, oblivious to plight,
A heart encased in ever-growing night.
For what is death, if known not as decay?
A spirit still, yet wasting far away.
Oblivious to bonds, both iron and cold,
Unaware of chains, its freedom had been sold.
Yet came a gasp, a shudder, and a quake,
As if from slumber, the soul did wake.
Awareness dawned, like searing rays of sun,
Revealing walls that could not be undone.
Desperation clawed, but walls too high to breach,
A sentence clear, extending far from reach.
But lo, a Light! A glimmer far above,
A ray of Hope, a testament of Love.
A figure leaned, hands scarred yet strong,
Whose gaze could penetrate the thickest wrong.
It was the Christ, His countenance so fair,
Descending to this foul and dank despair.
Twas his own light that flooded the walls,
filled the once black grave
Twas his own spirit He imparted to save
His Spirit united with dear soul bringing about life
“With love and blood, I’ve paid your ransom cost,
So you, dear soul, may nevermore be lost.
My sacrifice, your penalty erased,
In Me, your sins are fully now effaced.”
He shattered walls that seemed forever fixed,
In Him, both life and liberty were mixed.
The soul ascended, free from sin and dread,
Transformed from being spiritually dead.
In awe and wonder, singing praises true,
Now clad in robes of righteousness and made new,
The pit, a distant, fading memory,
For Christ has set the captive sinner free.
– Anonymous
