“…death …why do we fear…”

 

Signal Mountain Summit - view of Teton range area pic by matt
 Signal Mountain Summit Road (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

Death…Why do we fear 

Our greatest fear reveals our greatest hope

Windows of the brightest light 

Piercing the clouds

Patches of blue and gray

Reflections of a lake we know, the sounds, smells, and winds of home

Oh death, the sting, the fear we face

Leaving the loves, piercing pain

I hate the passing, “we think it’s time”, so I rise 

Seeing the last breath, 

Open wide the Book of Life,

Name certain not to be erased 1

We all wither

We all grow old

The books and volumes we’ve written

Forgotten soon, no matter the grasp or height

“No time for bickering, only time for loving

So brief is life” 2

Even "the pomp of empires dissolves like the white mist of the morning

before the sun..."3

“Bitterness, go! unforgiveness, go!

Live today as if it was your last day, befriend others

Do the good you haven’t done but want to

Choose not to worry about things that won’t matter”4

Hold tight to what you have, hold what matters

Be “like a tree, planted by flowing, cool streams of water 

sending out its roots beside the stream

that never run dry,

leaves never fade,

does not fear the heat or even drought

No matter what you do, or face”5

Promises true, we must believe

The First and Last and Mansions sure

Heavy loads and packs fall off our backs once for all

Your love rewrites my story

Face like a brilliant light, Blinding sun, hand that reaches down

No time for fear, light, clear, age to age

Garments washed, opened wide the gates

Death…Why do we fear, Glimpse poetry by Joe Holuta

1. Revelation 3:5 Rev 3:5 VOICE - “The one who conquers through - Bible Gateway

2. Mark Twain, quote paraphrased

3. Charles Spurgeon, Sermon No.101 THE EXALTATION OF CHRIST (spurgeongems.org)

4. Strength to Strength, Arthur C. Brooks, paraphrased

5. Inspired by Jeremiah 17:8, Psalm 1:3 VOICE