Ujamaa Christian Poetry
Suffering
bearing our griefs
carrying our sorrows
sharing our sighs
rejected and
despised by humanity
He came to
redeem His beloveds
take upon Himself our
overwhelming sins and
just punishments
offering forgiveness to
all who choose to
receive His Love
bestowing Divine adoption
a New Identity of
breathtaking Dignity
unthinkable
unreachable when
left to our own
limitations but
despite these truths
Jesus did not come to
prevent all our suffering in
this present existence for
it was freely chosen when
humanity's rebellion
set in motion
within sin's decision
the consequences of
anguish and death
though He took them all
upon Himself as
redemption's price
they remain embedded in
our nature's experience by
Satan's hand to
wreck havoc in this life and
eternal destruction for
all who freely choose to
remain in the
realm of sin
however when we
unite our sorrows with
His upon the cross in
timeless wonder
they are redeemed
transformed by Grace
into good for us and those
for whom we pray
though often
hidden in faith they
bring meaning into the
adversity of pain
which results in our hearts
being entwined with His
made One in
Suffering Fellowship
validating we are
not alone when
sorrow washes over us and
trials overtake us
even death's dark shadow
has been conquered by
the Light of His
Resurrection
promised to all who
pass through its portal
each disciple
rising to Eternal Joy
with sorrow banished and
every tear wiped away
so it is the reality that we
taste their demise now in
the outpouring of the Spirit
foretold by ancient Prophets
to be the first Fruit of His
Eternal Victory and
the Crown of
Everlasting Life
Written by Eugene Firn
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