Matthew 19:30
But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first.
This poem was an inspiration from that verse. It is, in a way, a vision of heaven that I have. I envision this grand feast, and this huge table, with everyone seated together, enjoying each others company, all having one thing in common, we were all saved by the grace of God. I imagine sitting next to someone who was thought as despicable, the lowest of the lows, each of us rejoicing in the grace we have been shown. Though we seemed so different, we were one in the same, sinner and saint.
In the company of sinners and saints
The grace of God has made us all a kin
Each of us with a story that would make the other faint
All of us chose a weapon to taint
The world we lived within
In the company of sinners and saints
Yet, each of us had realized through the stories that we paint
We're one and the same, saint and sinner, enemy, yet friend
Each of us with a story that would make the other faint
We go through this world, each with our own complaints
Not realizing the grace of our creator yet again
In the company of sinners and saints
Going through our lives as though free from all constraints
Until our story inevitably comes to an end
Each of us with a story that would make the other faint
Our savior Christ, who gives us all restraint
And cares for our souls, no matter the sin
In the company of sinners and saints
Each of us with a story that would make the other faint.
Great writing, Josiah. It really is interesting to consider that perspective of heaven. Thanks for sharing.
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