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+ 1ST POEMS: Three Poems Inspired By An Old Tombstone In Kentucky
1
"She died as she lived, a Christian"
--epitaph on a Kentucky tombstone, exact location now unknown .
My elder Sister, home-gone long before
my birth, you see the Christ we both adore.
The stone that marks your rest has testified:
you lived by Gospel faith; and, in it, died.
2
We die in the way that we are living---
so let us be loving and forgiving.
We shall live in the way that we have died---
in the Gospel's fullness fully satisfied.
3
"She died as she had lived---a Christian." Those words
were carved upon an weathered gray tombstone,
and I thanked Jesus for the testimony
and faith of elder saints that we have known.
Sometimes our lives are hard, our burdens heavy,
and pain or worry cuts right to the bone.
But in those moments, we have good examples---
the hope of elder saints that we have known.
As soon as we are born again, our Savior
walks with us: we are never left alone.
And we shall always find, among the Brethren,
the love of elder saints that we have known.
Look to their meek humility and wisdom,
their words of cheer spoken in gentle tone;
and as we worship Christ, let us remember
the joy of elder saints that we have known.
Do not give heed to worldlings, or the Devil's
temptations, or the doubts others have thrown
at you. Just put your trust in Christ, Whose Gospel
consoled the elder saints that we have known.
And when we go to God with supplications,
for help in time of need, at Grace's Throne,
let us rest easy knowing how He answered
the prayers of elder saints that we have known.
And after Christ has brought the glorious Rapture,
when dead and living Christian folks have flown,
we will be reunited---and forever---
with all those elder saints that we have known.
Starward
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