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Jesus gathers up His apostles from humble ground

Making up God’s team, their witness shall abound

God’s Word oversees the performance of this team

Standing as chief executive, seeing holiest theme

The Holy Spirit earmarks the hearts and brains

Serving as the binding glue, better than chains

Returning to the beginning of God’s creative time

Transforming a land, His Word continues to climb

The Creator conceives of a perfect place for man

Placing Adam and Eve in Eden, always His plan

But, Adam and Eve journey on a sin-filled path

Leaving the ample garden, under God’s wrath

From this moment, God’s team stumbles and wanders

Facing estrangement from God, His people squander

Jesus comes to bridge what separates us from God

Sitting at the right hand, coaching a humbled squad

God establishes His expectations, perfectly high

Faltering and imperfect mortals, will never satisfy

The team continues to collapse over and over again

Forgetting God’s Commandments, sin seems to win

Many teams measure success by the flashy show

Works by themselves, will never add much glow

But, Jesus shepherds His team on a brand new track

Following by faith alone, Jesus always has their back

He reminds us to always love our God in Heaven’s seat

Loving each other as you have loved Me, always repeat

A bloody, criminal’s Cross summons all to take a knee

Accepting Jesus as Savior, teammates look up to see

Our Father orchestrates, with infinite patience and love

Creating and molding, the Great I Am looks from above

Jesus remains alert at the Creator’s side

Carrying keys to eternal life, all bona fide

As team members, we must trust, follow, and abide

Playing for Jesus, His coaching is forever our guide

Originally published January, 2020.