I Set Aside My Faith

I set aside my faith In my foolish youth To rid myself of error To seek the vaunted truth The coming of Messiah The letters writ in red The entirety of canon - seemed Absolutely dead My scripture was the skeptics Their works - theology The principles of science - The great eupraxsophy Then in a sterling moment Of all-surpassing grace I met the risen Jesus I met Him face-to-face I stumbled – I stammered Unsure of how to greet The humble Nazarene - I Had endeavored not to meet