(For a PDF file of this poem, see the very end)
This message comes from Heaven and
Deep within my soul,
To lift your heart and bless you,
This, mom, is my goal.
I know of your decision which
Quickly sent me here,
And ever since, you’ve struggled hard,
Fighting back the tears.
Jesus said you stopped my growth, you
Stopped my beating heart, [i]
And from the life He had for me,
I was torn apart.
But, here I am now in His arms,
Eternally secure, [ii]
For I too, have accepted Him,
I, too, now am pure. [iii]
And while it’s true, to end my life,
God did not approve, [iv]
When you asked Him for forgiveness,
Your guilt He did remove. [v]
And if you worry what I felt,
You can know for sure,
Here in my mind and memory,
It did not occur. [vi]
And while I know your pain on earth,
It may never end,
This message which comes from His Word,
Overjoyed I send. [vii]
You accepted Jesus and you’re
Now as pure as snow [viii]
And up here we are all like Him, [ix]
Thus, I love you so.
And there are other people here, who’d
Wrongly taken life,
Paul, Moses and King David, who
Stole his victim’s wife. [x]
But, they too, were forgiven and
Served God from then on,
And that’s what He wants you to do, [xi]
Until He calls you home,
And you know you must forgive all
Those who spurred you on, [xii]
As well as those who try to save,
But do it oh-so wrong.[xiii]
Then after you have served Him and
You call Heaven home,
On these precious streets of Gold,
You and I will roam. [xiv]
Signed,
Alive and Well
[i] A fetus’ heart begins beating when (he/she) is twenty-one days old. (“1250 Health Care Questions Women Ask” / page 226 / by Joe S. McIlhaney, Jr., M.D. / Copyright 1985 / Baker Book House Co. / Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506)
[ii] Jesus answered him, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43
[iii] Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. Psalm 51:5
[iv] “If men who are fighting hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman’s husband demands and the court allows. But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, Exodus 21:22-23
[v] For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. 1 Peter 3:18 / Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, and that he may send the Christ, who has been appointed for you–even Jesus. Acts 3:19-20
[vi] Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. Isaiah 65:17
[vii] All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
[viii] “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Acts 2:38 / If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
[ix] Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure. 1 John 3:2-3
[x] (Paul a.k.a. Saul) = Saul was there, giving approval to his death. Acts 8:1 / (Moses) = Glancing this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. Exodus 2:12 / (David) = You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. 2 Samuel 12:9
[xi] Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14
[xii] Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Colossians 3:13
[xiii] If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 1 Corinthians 13:1
[xiv] But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.” 2 Samuel 12:23
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