Unity In God's Family
by Michael Doyle

Life proves the truth of God's reliability
As God gets us through our adversities
We stand grateful as we become more wise
Learning to love the world through His eyes

We were once living in transgression and sin
Craving the nature of our wrath and then
Christ saved us through His loving grace
Saving us through the power of His loving embrace

The gift of Jesus Christ's love and acceptance
Brought us to our knees as we prayed in our repentance
Christ love, hope, faith, and ways of kindness
Return our lost sight from the world's blindness

Packing punches with the words that we say
We first face our battles on our knees to pray
Through the media of our day, we are swayed
Influenced by the way our lives are played

Justice, mercy, and grace are the paths we live
Guided by the loving words that God did give
As if in definition, in degrees, we deserve
As penitent souls who know who it is we serve

The brilliance of living under the Lord's cross
Is the grace that saves us from our loss
All wrong taken in Christ for the sake of humanity
And through His sacrifice, found freedom and liberty

Grace beyond that is as being joined into God's family
And it is what brings us to blessings for all eternity
Saved from the wrath of God through His living grace
As godly ways are learned and then faithfully embraced

There is brokenness in each of our wounded souls
It's in the bits and pieces that spiral out of control
We are dependent on God to keep within His grace
As ways from craziness to the gentle traces we embrace

We make one out of life's divisions knowing hospitality
And that we do it through one spirit and its true unity
Living securely as we should be focused on the reverent
And putting less emphasis on how things appear different

The cross has been  seen the veil torn asunder
From top to bottom to eliminate the division lived under
And now we fully live in God's blessing presence
Content to face the struggles in life's full essence

Little by little life's unneeded parts are removed
As the Sculptor sees the truth and we are duly moved
We transform into the new humanity that we're to become
Walking in staggered paces as children of His kingdom

(c) August 18, 2024   Michael Doyle
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