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Amazing Grace (Poem - Idea courtesy Neeta Itty)



The day was calm and
The sky was clear
The lake was still and
The wind was dear
     I saw myself with my Jesus
    He and me alone
     I was in a boat with Jesus
     He and me alone
He taught me the realities of life
He taught me the ups and downs
I thought He did strife
In due course of His life.
     Now I see myself with Him
     He was a breeze of comfort
     Sharing my experiences with Him
     Walking with me on the shore
On our way did we see
A bearded man with a brooding back
Strolling toward Jesus and me
Wearing a pure white gown he came
     I asked Jesus who he was
     He said "Father Abraham was he"
     Overjoyed, jumping like a foal was I 
     'Coz my role model was he
Abraham came to us, bowed before Him
I was joyous to talk to him
"I've respected your faith" I said
"It was 'coz of AMAZING GRACE" he said
     I was jumping with joy
     When I realized it was no dream
     Like a child, happy to get back his toy
     I thanked Him for this
We walked through the path
Enjoying the nature did I walk
Fresh smelling lillies after its dew bath
Bees hummed when we did talk
     We saw from a distance a man
     I could clearly see his crown
     Shining amidst the sun
     By its brightness I did frown
I came to know it was King David
The man whom I respected in every way
The man whom God loved
The man who walked after His own heart
     He came and bowed low before Him
     Tears of joy filled mine eyes
     For this meeting, did I thank Him
     And boy, I was glad to see him
Psalms were a great source of uplifting
It's verses did help me in times of trouble
He said "all because of AMAZING GRACE
Was he able to write them"
     We both again strode on the path
     I was eager to see the next man
     I was wondering who could be next
     Saw him from a distance, coming to us
As he came nearer
Lo! He was just beside us
None other than St. Paul was he
Awestruck with excitement was I 
     I was talking to him 'bout his letters
     Which was a great inspiration to me
     All his teachings were a blessing
     Which guided me through the way
Now it was he who humbly said
That it was only that AMAZING GRACE
That he was able to preach
God's sole love for you
     While I was talking to him
     An inward joy was bubbling in my heart
     While I was talking to him
     I was just like a boy, excited
We walked through the streets
The more we went, the more I enjoyed
I heard the leaves rustling in the streets
It sounded " it's all that AMAZING GRACE"
     I could see the path before me
     Focussed on a point I could unsee
     But the fact that the AMAZING GRACE
     Is with me, I need nothing else.
   
 
This was a poem which I wrote approximately 22 years back. While discussing things with my second sister as I was walking through my initial days of faith, she had shared one of her dreams she saw one night. Walking with Jesus and meeting the stalwarts of faith face to face. Her joy was still ebbing in her eyes. She was also young in faith then. 
An amazing person who has strengthened me in my times of trouble. Whenever I walked through the dark roads of my life she has always been there pointing to that amazing grace.
The elder sister has been the motherly figure always. Always showing the love of our Saviour. The first one to come to faith among us three and lead the way. The way she clung on to that Amazing Grace when things were falling apart in her life, was a source of inspiration for us both, when we faced our struggles.

I praise God for this wonderful family that God has bestowed to bring me to that Amazing grace.

(I'll tell about my parents and my family sometime later.)
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