A Trinity Moment Revealed
by Michael Doyle

The church's smile has been met
Never missing a generation yet
It's okay to share the laughter
As we prepare for the here ever after

The yoke we put on, we must recall
Gives us more than it takes after all
Even the scriptures has it own dream team
Abraham, Moses, Elias, Elijah, and others it seems

Of all born from women, John the Baptist came
Before Christ, proclaiming in prophetic fame
And relaying the message that did foretell
The coming messiah's approach in great detail

Coming from a holy, priestly line
God set this out to quietly define
What it was that God would do
Attested to from a testimonial point of view

Rough around his edges, he prophesized
The ending game that God had devised
Standing firm against the vipers' deceit
His unquenchable fire would burn down Main Street

John baptized Jesus below the heavens torn
The spirit of God is given and easily worn
The Holy Spirit entered from this ceremonial cleaning
With all repentance and belief gleaming

Normally, repentance shines as a changing of mind
And leaving our wicked ways far behind
It happens as we look at our character wanting change
And change we do as our lives start to rearrange

With Jesus, there was no such sense of need
His baptism was simply a signal of Godly nature freed
To bring humanity's path to salvation
And a signal of Jesus's relentless dedication

No longer willing to hold back God's heart
For humanity, this is where our fractured souls start
And every single day, we come to embrace God's ways
We learn to fulfill God's intended best in our days

The coming of Christ changed the path of our history
Shaking the world's foundation without great mystery
Questions raised provide platforms for us to teach
Taken patiently, these provide a means of outreach

Mesmerizing in building bridges for all of mankind
Jesus came to restore giving sight even to the blind
At the River Jordan, the truths of Trinity spoke
Bringing holiness and all healing to repair the broke

Creating new life for the good of wounded humanity
And in so doing, echoed creation beyond all certainty
Jesus as the second Adam then went to defeat temptation
And in so doing, He brought man's needed redemption

God looked on well pleased with what was done
The father provided protection and praise for His Son
In this one moment, God bridged the gap to make us family
It's God's restorative love that redeemed our dignity

This is the second creative moment that we must not forget
When the goodness of grace sought to erase man's regret
Allowing us to put on the patterns of God's holy ways
We are to live in His love all of our remaining days

(c) March 3, 2024  Michael Doyle
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