Grace unlimited - a poem

Grace unlimited – a poem by P.K.Odendaal – June 2020

I cannot believe my great reprieve

For getting redeemed for things unseemed

And getting exempt for deeds unkempt

Sold in disgrace for the sins which I face

Which never gives way by night or day

In reprieve I am blessed with peace and with rest

Not by merit or faith but by undeserved grace

To make me whole for the sake of my soul

In Gods great plan for the redemption of man.

He forgave all my sin, not only in part

To redeem me from evil and soften my heart

And now I rejoice at the top of my voice

For the grace which abound when I utter that sound

Goodbye every thought of greatness I sought

By relying on things which fame me brings

Forgetting the doubt which life is about

By trusting in fame which only brings shame.

I have come to the gate where I can see straight

Not blurred by fame or by pride in my name

But sealed by the pain He suffered for my gain

So that I can live a life without any strife

In the fullness of His face and the richness of His grace

To learn to trust in things robust

Prepared for me when He hung on that tree

So that I can be free from sin's destiny

And fit in the place He prepared by His grace.