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Written on May 7, 2025

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He said Jesus is dead


In a dream
being chauffeured
to where? I do not know
where? the silence stifling
still as the night,
stars glowing…

but the chauffeur, driving
heedless to my faith – 
Jesus is dead, he speaks
like a bullhorn
going off in my mind,
grief surrounds me
but the dream comes to life…

“He is ALIVE!”
I say it, my voice amplified
WHO IS THIS MAN?
my mind enters the war 
with his spirit – evil words
a dark that won’t heal
a world filled with sorrow
pain and so much horror!

“HE IS ALIVE!”
my voice doesn’t tremble
I am at war, the shield will defend me.

“He is ALIVE!”
“He is ALIVE!”
“HE IS ALIVE!”

And, that is how it ends
I wake up, speaking, announcing
to the dawn…

He lives and so I can smile!
the chauffeur is a liar…
His love invigorates my life
His light flows through the dark,
quieting the fears,
wiping away the tears
He’ll always be here – always 

He is ALIVE and I can survive
because He is mine,
this Jesus who will never die.

Oh, how that chauffeur lied!
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