Paralytic
What is the greater miracle:
to rise and walk,
or be forgiven of our sin?
To think the first
is to be paralyzed
by pride embedded deep within.
For are we not
on balance good,
deserving of an honored place?
With crippled minds,
and eyes too blind,
we fail to apprehend our desperate need for grace.
But lesser points to greater,
the broken is restored,
and when we grasp this sweet shalom,
we, like the paralytic, rise,
pick up our bed,
and head in joy towards home.
Copyright © Jeff Kyser | Year Posted 2023
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