The New Jerusalem

Peace

Walking untended paths of leaf strewn silence,
I am amazed at the peace I hear.
This peace is a tangible message telling me
my Lord is near.

The radiant colors that shine through the leaves
carried on sunbeams that filter down
remind me that
My Lord wears a crown.

This peaceful moment I have found
creates in me a blessed moment
not unlike the peace bought by Christ cross
to which I'm bound.

The pain, recently suffered, is no small thing,
No, not to me, it is pain that sears my life
Within that pain, I find release
Christ's pain makes mine take wing.

by Sharon Hemmerly
4/30/01