The Man
There is this man. He is the world to me.
And I mean that as literally as it can possibly be.
Nothing could be exchanged for this man.
His speech falls on to the soft cement of my mind.
Each word and syllable, with emotion intertwined,
is imprinted, permanently.
O if only I could imitate all his mannerisms and motions,
and walk the way he walks--
with such confidence, with such authority.
He always knows what he is doing and why he does it.
His purposes: sublime beyond all sublimity
and nobleness of nature beyond all nobility.
Yet, I must add, he is not some idol,
ideal in my mind.
He is real and personal.
In him a friend I find.
For each intimate second I have with him,
his lowly, meek and gentle heart
pierces me, to the inner part.
And there, where motive and desire meet,
he captivates my being;
I fall, trembling at his feet.
Who by his meekness causes men
to fall and worship at his feet?
This is the man;
He is the world to me,
To him I surrender every faculty.
* * * * *
This poem was not originally intended to be a poem. And as you could probably tell, the beginning portion could be written in prose form. But as I sat down one night to write a description of a perfect man and what my response would be to him, something else flowed out. There was a rhythm and profound emotion to the description, and I realized that all I tried to write was essentially me trying to describe Christ. And indeed, imagining a truly perfect man is impossible without knowing Christ, so the latter portion of the poem is written with a mind more focused on Jesus and what I know of him from the gospels.
I know this poem isn't comprehensive. It focuses on a little portion of all that the Son of God is, but I encourage you to imagine what it would be like to walk during his time here on earth. Meditate on specific words he has spoken to people like you and me. Words like, "Go in peace; your faith has saved you." (Luke 7) or "These words I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world." John 16:33
Do you believe these words? Do you respond to these words when you pray? I pray that you do, and that you be blessed by doing so.
Thanks for taking the time to read my post. More poems and thoughts are coming soon!
There is this man. He is the world to me.
And I mean that as literally as it can possibly be.
Nothing could be exchanged for this man.
His speech falls on to the soft cement of my mind.
Each word and syllable, with emotion intertwined,
is imprinted, permanently.
O if only I could imitate all his mannerisms and motions,
and walk the way he walks--
with such confidence, with such authority.
He always knows what he is doing and why he does it.
His purposes: sublime beyond all sublimity
and nobleness of nature beyond all nobility.
Yet, I must add, he is not some idol,
ideal in my mind.
He is real and personal.
In him a friend I find.
For each intimate second I have with him,
his lowly, meek and gentle heart
pierces me, to the inner part.
And there, where motive and desire meet,
he captivates my being;
I fall, trembling at his feet.
Who by his meekness causes men
to fall and worship at his feet?
This is the man;
He is the world to me,
To him I surrender every faculty.
* * * * *
This poem was not originally intended to be a poem. And as you could probably tell, the beginning portion could be written in prose form. But as I sat down one night to write a description of a perfect man and what my response would be to him, something else flowed out. There was a rhythm and profound emotion to the description, and I realized that all I tried to write was essentially me trying to describe Christ. And indeed, imagining a truly perfect man is impossible without knowing Christ, so the latter portion of the poem is written with a mind more focused on Jesus and what I know of him from the gospels.
I know this poem isn't comprehensive. It focuses on a little portion of all that the Son of God is, but I encourage you to imagine what it would be like to walk during his time here on earth. Meditate on specific words he has spoken to people like you and me. Words like, "Go in peace; your faith has saved you." (Luke 7) or "These words I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world." John 16:33
Do you believe these words? Do you respond to these words when you pray? I pray that you do, and that you be blessed by doing so.
Thanks for taking the time to read my post. More poems and thoughts are coming soon!
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