From the depths of the sea, there arose within me
a desire to see the world as those in the heavenly
realms perceive it, the purity of a heart set
upon a reality more true than experience, than mere
emotion, than the limiting sight of immediacy.
Upon the waters of my mind came a Man walking
upright, the soles of His feet hovering
above the deep, reaching out His hand
and lifting me from the midst of the sea.
He bore me upon His shoulders, set me upon the seat
of mercy, showed me the secrets hidden
behind appearances, the truth of His Spirit
moving upon the still waters, stirring the heart
of man to repentance. Out of His mouth
flowed rivers of living waters, a Rock
in the wilderness struck by the rod of Moses, and as I drank,
my heart was filled to overflowing with a love
more true than experience, than mere
emotion, than the limiting sight of the immediate,
that I cannot help but go out and share it.
For this is His promise to us, that He will not leave
us orphans, that as to as many as who believe,
He has given the right to be children of Light,
that all who abide in Him, the Everlasting Vine,
shall not die but have eternal life, that He
is coming again, to judge both the living
and the dead, to fulfill His Word with a wedding
ceremony, to set His kingdom upon this earth
and bring an end to the sin of fallen man,
to rule now and forever with a rod of iron,
sitting at the right Hand of the Father,
and us with Him, a Bride of the Son
of the most High, pure and spotless before Him.
So lift up your heads, oh you gates!
And be lifted up, you everlasting doors!
And the King of glory shall come in!
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