by J. Prescott Johnson | Jul 28, 2016 | Poetry
Forever Calm and Pure Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God (Matt. 5:8). It was a sun-filled day in Galilee, The breeze that flowed from the sea, Filled with the fragrance of sweetness, Brought to the assembled people a draft That carried the aroma of...
by J. Prescott Johnson | Jul 28, 2016 | Poetry
Death and Transfiguration There is a way of death, A way of narcissistic self-idolatry That positions self as the All, But which leads to the Naught. It is the way of self-love, It heeds not the maxim, That to love life is to lose it, But to hate world-life Is to save...
by J. Prescott Johnson | Jul 28, 2016 | Poetry
GraceDivine We are the children of God, Brought into existence by the love of God, The God who longed for those who In serving Him would find their happiness. But, as children often do, they Thought they were wiser than God, And pursued paths bringing only misery,...
by J. Prescott Johnson | Jul 28, 2016 | Poetry
Grace of God For a stricken humanity Whose disobedience brought sin, Sin in deed and sin in heart, The Father gave His Son, Who in death gave life eternal. So grace is the double cure, Conferring upon us Forgiveness and heart purity, Grace unmerited, But yet extended...
by J. Prescott Johnson | Jul 28, 2016 | Poetry
He Met Jesus[1] It was a time Now buried in history, Never to be raised in actuality, But only in the soft breath of memory. His name was Marcellus, A centurian of noble family, A family of taste and grace, Well respected in high society. He had insulted the Emperor,...
by J. Prescott Johnson | Jul 28, 2016 | Poetry
The Circle of Glory The new age has now begun, It is the time of earth’s sunset, And the time of heaven’s sunrise, The day-spring of eternity. Gathered around the Throne The host of the redeemed, In their midst a lamb As it had been slain, The sacrifice for sin. Now...
