The Rough-Hewn
Field
He
scraped across the rough-hewn field.
Face-to-face
the battle reeled
against
his flesh and struck him hard
with
every spike and sharpened shard.
A
hand not his had placed him here
to
fight the field with fiery fear.
The
same hand made what he tried to cross,
the
cause of such great pain and loss.
Each hook dug in to claim his skin,
Each hook dug in to claim his skin,
to claim
his head, to claim the win.
But
on and on he persevered,
the
destined end so far, so near.
He
did not run. He did not swerve.
He
knew they toward his purpose served.
He
knew the hand of ease frames few,
and
so the maker did know too.
At
last his head with fire did leap.
The
match was struck—fulfilled, complete.
i have my thoughts on it... care to elaborate though?
ReplyDeleteThe match is symbolic of us as Christians. We have to go through trials (the rough surface) in order to strengthen us and make us who God wants us to be. God designs these trials and ordeals in our lives and places us in them for a reason; we must not back down but face them with God's boldness and faith so we can come out on the other side complete and in God's will.
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