WordChimes poetry chimes
Chime Of The Day
Poetry Chimes
Newest Poems
Featured Poet
Poet Chimers
Child Chimes
Blog
Chime Links
ENC--Class of '55
WordChimes Founder Quentin Clingerman
Contact Us
 
 
 

Love Removes the Stone
Viewed Last 24 Hours: 2 times

By Michael P. Johnson
Other Poems by Michael P. Johnson


 

Love Removes the Stone

 

Since first I drank of Heaven’s flow

The force of love divine

My soul’s become as virgin snow

And grace is truly mine

 

This beating heart is mine no more

To Christ it’s bent the knee

Locking to fear and doubt the door

Throwing away the key

 

God’s living Breath removes the stone

Obstructing grace and love

Hindering mortal flesh and bone

Changing for life above

 

Love is the Gate through Heaven’s Way

God’s Truth on earth displayed

God’s righteousness shining each day

No darkness can invade

 

True humility fully grown

Through tenderness and care

Bearing God fruit from seed He’s sown

When selflessly we share

 

The root the trunk of true love’s Tree

The Father’s perfect will

The eye through which we learn to see

The facts of Calvary Hill

 

We see our Saviour, God and friend

Our fortress, rock and shield

Though still most fail to comprehend

The force that’s been revealed

 

And so it’s been since man’s first dawn

When sin began to reign

Yet grace through love will be reborn

As hearts repent again..... 


Timely Comments on this Poem

No comments currently exist for this poem.

Submit Your Comment

(will be kept private)
Comment:



Please enter the code above into the box below:


Submitted: Thursday, February 4, 2016

Last Updated: Thursday, February 4, 2016

About the Poet
I never wrote a word of poetry in my life. Till the day Jesus took my hand and touched my soul.....I invite your response. However most poems are not about me! Very few are. But the feed-back good, bad or indifferent is always desired. Not meant to offend, but I write about many things in many a guise. Of life, death, lost, found, saved, backsliders, new comers, repenting souls, doubting hearts, heathens, Christians, fire, water, Satan's daughter, wallowing in sin, saved, made sound walking in Light, graceful righteous. Suffering, ecstatic, bored, excited, sad, delighted, Sick, well, lame, able, living, dying, etc. etc. etc. Writing about anything, everything and everyone as the spirit leads. All meant to reveal, waken, revive, encourage, shame, help. Gladden, pick up, exalt, portrait, liberate. Again over 99% of my work is not about me. Although at times I write as though I were or am. Speaking e.g. in the first person. This is quite common even in the bible itself. Prophets speak of themselves, then God speaks, again the prophet, then God......Quite often it's difficult to distinguish whom it is that at any given time is speaking or narrating.


Other Poems by Michael P. Johnson

Currently Playing:


[Add Your Poem]

[Chime Of The Day] [Poetry Chimes] [New Chimes] [Poet Chimers] [Blog] [Chime Links] [ENC--Class of '55] [Home]