Off Ramp
by Michael Doyle

From dodge ball to full glory
We live the Christmas story
Bridged by that cross
On which God took our loss

Unknown is the time and season
But what is known is the reason
That healing of eternal rift
If only we will receive this gift

I believe what the good book has said
And that my savior was raised from the dead
We are, each of us, chosen in love
If only we might accept the gift from above

Holy priests risen as a righteous nation
Elected and selected to enjoy our salvation
Bearing fruit that will ever last
As each of us walks away from our past

Life given through a single death
Let this hallelujah be our last breath
The freeway of life that chains us to real death
Is relieved in taking the last best choice left

(c) September 18, 2021  Michael Doyle
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