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Washington : DC : USA | 15 days ago  
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Die For Me?

I can hardly grasp how
my God would offer up
His own Son in sacrifice
for me, and that this Son
would agree to give up
His life for me.

I simply accept it as true,
but do not comprehend.

But for someone like me,
of flesh and fear, with
selfishness knit in our
bones; that one of ‘we’
could find the concept
of Liberty buried so
deep within his heart
that he’d willingly die
for me?

This I cannot understand,
though I know it too
is true.

So I simply honor you.

Copyright Heather J. Kirk for Book "We...a spirit seeking harmony for a world that's out of sync" (eBook) http://www.photographicartistry.citymax.com/Books.html

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