From Titus 3:4-7: “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to His mercy, through the water of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. This Spirit He poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”
Running life’s perpetual marathon
Searching for finish line, never in sight
Scaling boundless mountains, summits hidden
Paddling always upstream, with all our might
Living foolishly through sin-filled choices
Thinking daily good works shall pay our way
Falling down exhausted, never enough
Realizing God brings His goodness each day
Loving us with kindness, comes the Father
Giving to us freely, eternal Grace
Sharing His Holy Word, wrapped in mercy
Renewing Holy Spirit will embrace
Chained in darkness as unrighteous sinners
Witnessing now—a mournful, blood-stained tree
Paying for our life’s transgressions in full
Accepting Jesus, chains broken and free
From the words of American pastor and Christian teacher, Charles Stanley: “There is only one way to receive our heavenly Father’s favor, and that’s by faith in His Son, who did all the work for us.”
Big Sky Buckeye 
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beautiful by the way
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Pat, I appreciate you reading and sharing this poem on Facebook. I apologize for missing your comment. Sometimes I need to be checking comments on my PC more than my tablet.
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It’s OK the important thing is sharing them. You have too many good ones, lol
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Touching poem about our Lord!
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Susan, I appreciate your kind thoughts. I am sorry for missing this comment. I hope your week goes well.
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Beautiful poem! And I just nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award. I should have the post up within the hour and you can check it out!
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Cherie, I apologize for being late in acknowledging your kind words. I appreciate your nomination. I will need to catch up on your posts. May you feel the peace of God in your heart this week.
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You’re welcome, Buckeye. And no problem. I’ve been a little under the weather and haven’t read any blogs these last few weeks and I feel terrible for that. My posts have been scheduled. I always try to read my blogger friends blogs. So, life happens and I completely understand. But you can rest assured that I’ll get back to it and will have a lot of reading to do. 🙂
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Uplifting and hopeful… “Loving us with kindness, comes the Father/ Giving to us freely, eternal Grace.” What a gift! ❤
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Amen Jan! God’s Grace abounds. Somehow I missed some comments on my tablet so I am catching up on my PC. God’s peace!
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I’m glad you were able to access past comments. My tablet does that to me sometimes, too. Your PC – or even your iPhone is more reliable, I’ve discovered.
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Nice!
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Saania, I appreciate you reading and sharing. I am sorry for my lateness in responding.
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Beautiful! Broken chains and freedom ~the gift of grace. ❣️ I love the quote too.
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Amen! When a person accepts Christ as Savior, he or she feels true freedom from the chains of sin through the forgiveness granted.
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Reblogged this on From The Darkness Into The Light.
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Pat, thank you for graciously sharing this poem.
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Always welcome my friend. Ne need to thank me
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