Grace

By Andrew R. Duckworth

See the Lamb of God
And God made man
Who saw the ills
And endured our crimes,
Yet, amid uncertain times,
Gives gift of grace-
Not permission,
But forgiveness-
Arms reaching
East and west,
Blood spilled
Over spoiled soil
To heal the savage soul,
Timeless and strange
We’re broken from our cage
By God’s gift.