Identity From the Trinity
by Michael Doyle

The surplus of gain is met
In ways that are nothing but net.
Fifty-two held to the Lord's plan,
Living life as only the faithful can.

Giving the Lord our deference,
We run our race with perseverance.
Living this way in our living day,
We influence our world in this way.

God's son was allowed to perish,
Giving eternal life, we might cherish.
The Living Word, we each have been given,
To face this world in which we are living.

The Apostle John helped heal the rift,
So that each of us might understand the gift.
Lying down our lives and giving all,
When we heeded the Lord's merciful call.

The Gospels can be seen as snapshots of love.
From these, we learn the ways of the above.
John wrote to provide us all with an explanation
For all believed about our Lord's resurrection.

Purposeful and filled with illumination,
Deity and humanity required explanation.
Given in moments of fullness and inspiration,
John's words reveal what it is to be a Christian.

John helped make us certain of Jesus' identity,
Teaching the Bread of Life with its sanctity.
Seven "I Am" statements are given to clarify,
Crushing and pressing us to extract our humanity.

The Gospel Story turns lives around
To be born again with a true connection found.
Born again like a conversion at the well,
Where we learn our souls were meant to dwell.

God desires that we all become as if one,
Like the triune God, His will be done.
The heavenly skies were split by this door,
Seeking only through this voice's light to be more.

We remain like ourselves, only somehow different
As we've changed our lives, we've become reverent.
This then is how it is to be born again.
We become holier than we once were then.

Stuck with being blind, lame, and paralyzed,
We work our way without being overanalyzed.
We are humbled into our greatest humility,
And we learn of God's love for all of humanity.

We are reminded to not give in and backslide,
Losing our way in our many sins and our pride.
Jesus never gives up on our cause,
Regardless of how we slip up about His laws.

On Patmos, John wrote out Revelation,
Centered on what will be our godly destination.
War, tension, and strife are yet to come
As we prepare for our Father's coming kingdom.

Fully God and yet walking in the guise of humanity.
The end times are not spoken of out of vanity.
But a calling out of what is yet to come
As you and I take our part in the kingdom.

It's captivating to know that we're still living.
The Lord continues to call on us to keep giving.
There are dreams to fulfill across our Christian nation.
We must do our part until time's completion.

There are things to be done in His service,
Living out our lives to His full purposes.
This is the triumph of God's holy grace,
Receiving all of our lives in His loving embrace.

(c) March 22, 2026   Michael Doyle
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