We groan

After Romans 8:12-25

We groan within,

a racking of the soul, 

a piercing of the heart,

a stifled scream, for

what we know is

coming, the changes

promised, a new heaven

and a new earth,

a new father and

a new body,

a realization of hope

for the unseen, a hope

promised and anticipated,

a hope enshrouded

with patience. That is

what we groan for.

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What is to come

After Romans 8:12-25

What we have now

cannot be compared

to what is to come.

From its deepest soul,

creation groans

in anticipation

of what will be.

Creation aches 

to be set free

from its bondage

to the darkness,

to the corruption

to enslavement.

The groans are those

of childbirth, intense,

increasing in power

and frequency, a wave

heralding what

is to come.

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A child

After Romans 8:12-25

A child, abandoned,

alone, is found and

touched, claimed,

adopted to become

a son, a son

who cries father

with assurance,

knowing he belongs

now, and because

of this, he’s an heir,

guaranteed a place

with fellow heirs,

able to claim

what is promised,

an inheritance of life,

an inheritance of suffering,

an inheritance of glory.

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