This poem was one of my early attempts at poetry. \u00a0Written in May of 1999, it is not what I consider my best work, but I like it. \u00a0Feel free to comment and let me know if you like it or not.<\/p>\n
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An Easter Story<\/strong> Darkness…Stillness..A void, without form. ‘Twas for his greatest work, still to come, that all was made. God placed Adam in the most beautiful of gardens, wonderful and ornate. One day, as Eve walked through the garden, that with Adam, she tended, From that day to this. All men were born in sin . . . and without life. Not long after, they nailed Jesus on a Tree. Christ’s death on that cross had paid a debt I could not pay. Two ladies named Mary had come with perfume and spice. In death Jesus paid for my sins. In life, which now He did possess, This is free to all who will believe. You have, but to ask. \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This poem was one of my early attempts at poetry. \u00a0Written in May of 1999, it is not what I consider my best work, but I like it. \u00a0Feel free to comment and let me know if you like it or not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"An Easter Story","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2,6,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible","category-personal","category-poetry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Mji6-22","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/musings.butchevans.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/musings.butchevans.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/musings.butchevans.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/musings.butchevans.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/musings.butchevans.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=126"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/musings.butchevans.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":133,"href":"http:\/\/musings.butchevans.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126\/revisions\/133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/musings.butchevans.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/musings.butchevans.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/musings.butchevans.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMay 1, 1999<\/p>\n
\nThen…Movement…The Spirit of God!! An awesome power!!
\nAt His word appeared land, light and air …The Earth grew warm.
\nAll this He created, from the stars to the aromatic flower.<\/p>\n
\nHe’d call this companion of God “Man”…All his needs would be met.
\nThen with dust from the ground and a breath, God’s will was obeyed.
\nA perfect creature, in the image of God, was formed without a regret.<\/p>\n
\nWith Adam, He’d walk and talk throughout the day. And God said, “It is Good.”
\nThough Adam had found nothing lacking, God saw he’d need a mate.
\nFrom one of Adam’s ribs, God formed Eve, a helper, as only God could.<\/p>\n
\nShe met with a creature, subtile in stature, and evil in heart.
\nTempted by the serpent, Adam and Eve succumbed, that’s what the snake intended.
\nMankind was doomed, though He loved them so much. He’d find a way. He’d do His part.<\/p>\n
\nJesus, God’s own Son, came to the earth. His life was perfect to the very end.
\nIn a garden, nothing like the first, Christ sweat drops of blood amidst His strife.
\nHe’d come for a purpose. To man’s need, once again, God would tend.<\/p>\n
\nA painful sight. The people laughed in jest.
\nHe suffered and died. He did it for ME!
\nGod had done it! He knew what was best.<\/p>\n
\nBut the end of the story is not there, Jesus was not, yet, done.
\nThough Satan had made plans. With the snares and traps that he had laid.
\nThree days later, the plan of God would be complete. Only then would it be done.<\/p>\n
\nThe stone, so large, was not in it’s place. It had been rolled away!!
\n“Don’t be afraid” is what they were told by the angel, so nice.
\n“Jesus is not here. He is risen!!”, what a GLORIOUS day!!<\/p>\n
\nHe could make for me a heavenly home.
\nI was black and dirty. My life in shambles. What a mess.
\nJesus bridged the gap for me. Straight to God’s throne.<\/p>\n
\nPray for forgiveness, your sins, you must confess.
\nYour life can be eternal. In God’s glory, you, too, can bask.
\nJesus is the way. Trust fully in Him and your life will be blest!<\/p>\n