Poetry, due wk. 13

                                        As Life Goes Along
                                     By God, through Jacob
                                       As life goes along,
                                       It's filled with our wrong
                                       And in our reflection
                                       We see no perfection
                                        But through it all
                                        Jesus has stood tall
                                        And by His resurrection
                                        Has given us redemption.
                                               ~ From the pocket of my little bro, a 12 year old
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     I almost cried when I read this this morning! It touches me that my little brother is being led by God. He's off to a good future! The poem is totally in the perspective of a child of God, and the simplicity is awesome. Sometimes, words aren't enough - other times just a few are perfect.
     Jacob strikes a lot of people as a simplistic, quiet young man - and he can be, sometimes. But most of the time, he's jabbering endlessly about...nothing at all. He's one of the many comedians in the family. Jacob is shy, sometimes... he just walked by and asked if I was going to put 'Anonymous', but I told him I wasn't planning on it. =)
     Overall, the simplistic realization of God's grace and love vs. our imperfection displayed in this poem is inspiring to me. Especially knowing who the author is behind it.