The Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. (John 8: 36)
From the inside, people hunger, yearn, and need
The cry of their soul; to be free indeed
Elusive like a reputation that cannot be bought
Corrupted by death, a hope vainly sought
Indulge my thoughts, my words, my whim
Give me no law, Give me no duty, Give me no sin.
The addict, The alcoholic, The Whore;
Doing as they please, bound by a fleshly door
Man is snared as surely as he lives
By his lusts, passions, enemies, and friends
Indulging his whims, fearing their wrath
Like a dog to its vomit, praise he must have
Freedom’s mother is Choice, its father is Want
Birthed of these parents man can plot his course;
Tyrants tremble, and slaves weep
for the power of choice, the power to keep
The counsel of one’s soul, the determination of desire
To live as one wills, to throw off the mire
To the free Joy no longer wars with grief,
Success is not stolen by failure’s thief
Liberty puts health and Life in the hands
A thrill in the heart where Courage stands
Embracing all, condemned by no expectation
Fearing no God, or man, or mortification
The melody of freedom sings over the shame
Destroys the guilt, and heals the pain
A life of choice: both good and bad
Overcoming the chaos, by word, by will, and hand
IF the Son, therefore shall make you free
To choose what you will, whatever you will be
John,
I found this yesterday. Â Not sure why nobody commented…
It’s excellent. Â Quite a summation of your passion. Â Maybe a few will find it and see how it resonates within their own hearts.
“Jesus is truth and truth is Jesus. Â And truth is that which gives everything value. Â Go relentlessly hunt them down and you will have the right answers.” –John Immel
“The truth will set you free…” –Jesus
Bree
Thank Bree… I did wonder why no one commented… but then poetry is very subjective. So I thought they were letting it hit them where they lived in private.Â
Thanks for your thoughts. I’m thinking my quote is going in the quote widget soon. That is a pretty good one.
LOL
man, I was thinking you had written a new post John…when others comment on old posts it always throws me for a loop!
good grief, there are so many Immelisms you could put in the quote box…but yes, that is a great one to start with 🙂
and yes, I agree with you Bree, this was an excellent poem…I read it some time ago but wasn’t sure how to comment…maybe for the reasons John said, I dunno..but thanks for resurrecting it for us all…
Love the poem…. Very poignant and compelling. I like the closing 2 stanzas a lot too. I’m going through and reading all the articles in alphabetical order. I have a couple questions that I’ll post tonight. God bless!