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Will he not
also with him
give us all things?
-- Romans 8:32Fear the future? Why?
When he who comes
is laden down with gifts?
Stranger? He is that,
But so was yesterday
before he came.
Why claim the Unknown is unkind
until he stands unveiled?
Escape from proven enemies
is assured for us,
because the Yet-unproved
breaks in upon our play,
inviting us to start
another game.
Look! What happiness
we have in change!
Hell is infinite routine!
How tedious to think
things will always be the same!
Hope is born because
the present isn't permanent.
Tomorrow brings the prospect
of a new perspective.
You, my future friend,
what is it that
you have in mind?
Tell me:
What's your name?-- Mahlon H. Smith
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This reflection on Romans 8 is from an entry |
Collected Poems
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Mahlon H Smith
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