THEY TURN AWAY
They turn from goodness
The gently flowing streams of kindness
Move their eyes from the newly revealed beauty of truth
Embodied majestically in the Anointed One,
Made known in the Holy One,
Cross of sacrifice for all mankind;
Light fades steadily into deception
Men wink and nod
Women’s eyes glaze over
Seducing forces rationalize, compromise
Justify somehow the forbidden fruit nibbled,
Then greedily lusted after.
So much good has been spoken and written,
So much has been heard and seen lived out
Hand of the Father in one life, and then another
So many displayed in triumph,
Holy spirit speaking, teaching and drawing near in peace and love,
Yet, the hearts of so many wander
Much as restless teenagers
That race through trial and error.
The Lord who sits enthroned,
Once above the “Flood”, forever above all creation,
Has drawn a final line in Earth time
The dirt and sand and rock of this place,
One choice held out as the only sparkling jewel
Pure Light radiates from His hand, from the most precious Foundation Stone
Most beautiful, most lovely life,
Wonderful flashes of exquisite fire!
But how few reach out,
Fewer still seek to take hold,
And an even greater mystery-
Some even turn and walk away…
Deepest darkness of internal turmoil
Endless misery beyond imagination awaits them all
When they are cast away forever from the Glorious Presence.
