Benjamin Bartley Poet Free verse

On Repentance

There are shimmering ripples 
                             in the wake 
                  shining brightly on this date. 

 Repentance isn’t a sentence 
            for failure but rather 
    In hopes that, 
                  the more I lean on Him, 
                           the less mistakes I’ll make. 

                     There are shimmering ripples 
                                  in the wake 
                      shining brightly on this date. 

                   The more I trust in Him, 
                          the less mistakes I do make ...
   and as the mistakes become less and less
                                                          to almost none, 

       I still hold onto this tightly 
                               He who can’t be wrong ... 

                                              there are shimmering ripples
                                                                  in the wake
                                                          shining brightly on this date. 

 

So, who do I think I am, 
                                    telling you this, you this here? 

       The more I walk within His Light, 

               the less I fall into sin’s shadow ... 

                                and the more I really do feel like

                                                                   walking on water

                                         treading ever so lightly 
                          moonwalking a wave 
                                                less I splash into a second baptism. 

         Even though, 
                             I know how to swim. 
                                     Go lightly, my friends, go lightly. 

 There are shimmering ripples 
                      in the wake 
           shining brightly on this date.

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Edward Ibeh January 2, 2025 at 5:29 AM Gorgeous ink, Benjamin. What a delight to read. Happy New Year!

Joe Maverick January 1, 2025 at 9:22 AM Well conveyed Benjamin, who needs the sin?? Anyway?? A blessing to read today.'

Crystol Woods December 30, 2024 at 6:04 AM Lovely repetition and thoughts. As far as the east is from the west... amazing grace! Here's a question I've been considering... Jesus was God made flesh and he did this life in perfection... no sin. Is that because he's a holy God or because he was able to resist temptations? In other words, could he have sinned of he chose to? Xoxo Crystol Woods January 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM Interesting to think about! Thanks for your thoughts! Xo Benjamin Bartley December 30, 2024 at 2:52 PM I think He had a one-track mind, do His Father's will. So, no I don't think He could have sinned even if that was possible. But then again, we are given free will. Who knows but probably not.