In Humility Walked
by Michael Doyle

The gap between us and eternity
Is spanned through the Holy Trinity
Unified and whole to dispel hostility
The transition is made in our theology

The anchor has been set in place
The spiritual transformation we embrace
Must be guarded against spiritual manipulation
And having forgotten our heavenly inspiration

From the beginning, all was set in place
With the king's ransom, we are set at pace
Given life for death, taken sin with grace
The truth of this is written in God's holy face

Redemption is given to mankind, and the Holy Spirit seals
The spiritual transformation in our proven deal
We belong to Christ as His for God's chosen kingdom
Ready for all else that is yet to come

There in the life beyond this earth's grave
Harmonized as Jesus came to heal and save
We are to use our lives to come into conformity
It's a matter of character development and enormity

Walking this world with tender humility
Life is to be lived with complete integrity
From this springs our splendid generosity
This bond of peace keeps us from irreligiosity

This is to live as if we are worthy of our calling
In a sinful world that is perpetually falling
It is a faith journey with behavior shaped by belief
This is the truth that gives us joy, not grief

Lived out, we find a struggle in definition
We are called as individuals for our own resolution
But created as we are to become what we are for
This is the key of God's will that opens the door

Discovering God's words to determine God's ways
To learn how best to live out His will for our days
We work at mastering the basics and learning we are aeam
The body of Christ is truly living united in this dream

Living worthy is the way of fulfilling this amazing grace
Unworthy as we were, we're cleansed by God's embrace
As children of God, we each must find our perfected fit
We grow into this through fruits of the Holy Spirit

Gentleness is a strange kind of toughness
To move beyond on the measure of roughness
We value unity in our struggled miles
Each challenge faced with joy and a loving smile

We Christians are one body in God's love
We do our best to follow Heaven above
It's a living celebration of our community
However dysfunctional, we love our family

Christ's cause is bigger than the part we play
Blow by blow, we fold our hearts as we pray
Into the one faith and one sacred baptism
The Second Adam faced chaos with His optimism

It is only through Christ's lasting perfection
That faith is all that is needed for the detection
That we hold strong to the beliefs that are well-heeded
We love that case that has been well-pleaded

Anchored by the one hope that we hold in our walk
Our knowledge and behaviors become one in our talk
Speaking truth is love we grow into and nurture
It's what is needed to build humanity's better future

We are not simply consumers but produce
To be equipped for what we are to reproduce
It is by this we learn to come to thrive
And through Christ, we become fully alive

Putting off all but truth and true love
Helpful as it is meant from above
All along we know we're on a magnificent journey
Together we will help each other to our destinies

We love this life that is quite providential
It is up to each of us to live up to our potential
As we do, we live each moment with amazing grace
Finding God's love to delicately live and embrace

(c) September 1, 2024   Michael Doyle
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