A Poem that Moved Me
The Revelation
I gasped the worn and tattered work,
Its pages brittle to the touch;
The ink was faded, but defined
Each word I drank, deriving much.
Before my disbelieving eyes
A group of words converged on me;
They forced me to lay down the work –
I turned to face what I should see.
Within the “glass” I saw the corpse,
A ghastly gray glowed in the night;
But colors suddenly pierced my gaze,
The Word had brought my place to Light.
The truths so old and veiled before
Were now made vivid, clear, and true;
I glanced into the mirror once more
And found that all had been made new.
My eyes were opened to the fact
That God, the One on high, wants me!
What’s more, a purpose He has planned
For what my life shall one day be.
O God, a brand-new me I see!
