Afraid? Of What? by J.W. Vinson

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sermonindex Aug 23, 2006

Afraid? Of What?
To feel the spirit's glad release?
To pass from pain to perfect peace?
The strife and strain of life and cease?
Afraid? -of that?

Afraid? Of what?
Afraid to see the Saviour's face?
To hear His welcome, and to trace
The glory gleam from wounds of grace?
Afraid? -of that?

Afraid? Of what?
A flash -a crash -a pierced heart;
Darkeness -light -O heaven's art!
A wound of his counterpart!
Afraid? Of that?

Afraid? Of what?
To do by death what life could not-
Baptize with blood a stony plot,
Till souls shall blossom from the spot?
Afraid? Of that?

-J.W. Vinson
~~[i]~~China Missionary Martyred[/i]

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ginnyrose Aug 23, 2006

Umm...this poem reminds me of what a relative of ours said one time: "why do we fight so hard to live (meaning: to go to great lengths to fight terminal illnesses) when we know that when we die we will be with the LORD?" She later died quite suddenly.

Thanks for posting this poem.

ginnyrose

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sermonindex Aug 25, 2006

This is a radical poem written from the heart of a man that is truly ready to die for the cause and name of Christ!

"Blessed are ye, when ~~[b]~~men shall revile you[/b]. and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." -Matthew 5:11

"Marvel not, my brethren, if ~~[b]~~the world hate you[/b]." - 1 John 3:13