Through the tender mercy of our God,
With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us; 
To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
To guide our feet into the way of peace.” (Luke 1:78-79)

When the first Adam gulped down the forbidden fruit

wheels of destiny began to turn slowly

Man

Unable to escape the shackles of time

Each day that we lived

Brings us a day closer to death

Death’s dark tentacles writhe and sway

Along destruction’s broad, decaying way

Each fleeting thrill, each wild delight

Draws the soul into endless night

Eating only leaves you hungrier

Drinking only leaves you thirstier

Indulgence and wild revelry

lead only to deeper emptiness

O wretched man that I am!

Who will deliver me from this body of death?

The last Adam sacrificed His life

Through death He destroyed devil who had the power of death

For us who were under the dominion of darkness

He opened a path of salvation filled with light

To gain life

First lose life

The baptism of living water washed me away

to the foot of the cross

The noonday sun cast its slanting rays

shining upon the precious blood of Jesus

Only me and Him

His blood dripped down

onto my heart

I died

But I know

I’m living

Died to sin

But living to God

Left, right, or ahead

Friend, may you too find that narrow path to eternal life

Grace waters the journey

faith lights the path

may every step led by the Lord bloom with life!