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A Lifted Up Place
by Kenn Westenbroek (Kenn's bio)
Pounding the rocks, resting on the ground.
Beneath the tree cut down,
Not to hold the weight of humanity,
But it will.
The salty, dirty sweat clinging to any form,
That crosses the path of mankind
On a lifted up place.
Every part of life being drawn out,
One way or another,
To be absorbed by the chosen piece of ground.
Air containing death, Holy death,
Life, Holy life
Being expelled, to mix with what will be inhaled.
By those that will remain.
The curious dust and ashes,
Unaware that the life they are not breathing
Is soon to be the life that is leaving
An eternal change.
A piece of ore of metal once buried unshaped,
Not knowing what it wants to be,
Be not the nail that hold the Savior to the tree,
Yet committed to do so.
The crack of a piece of animal flesh,
That once housed the creation.
Of the One.
Now beaten by the whip.
As if to mimic the boldness and voice,
Of the thunder soon to beckon.
Perfect sacrifice to and from the grave.
Wool so fine.
Woven to drape the light of the world in the flesh.
Confused at why it's drawn a gambler's portion.
When just above the tree,
the fortune hangs.
A hole in a hill in a rock.
But hours.
From being filled with the Rock of Ages.
To be the place in which would lay
The transition from death to grace.
Hung with one last plea.
A sign, a nail, inscribed with words.
Words aligned to mock and ridicule.
But always eternally the truth, the Word of God
For those enshadowed by the Sent One.
Purposed for war, possibly killed before,
Thrust through, not asked if it wanted to,
But skillfully made to fulfill generation sent words
Then probably discarded, now an artifact.
All the pieces created by the Creator
Definitely all guilty
Of being used for their purpose
Definitely all nesessary pieces of,
A lifted up place.
Drive by love, Chosen love.
Created love,
God's love
Copyright Kenn Westenbroek. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.
| About Kenn Westenbroek: Kenn Westenbroek is a 31 year old from the shores of Western Michigan. He is happily married 9 years to his gift from God, Becca. He has three wonderful children. Kenn has been writing poetry since he was 16 but has dramatically changed the content of his writings 4 1/2 years ago when he met his best friend Jesus. His favorite verse is John 3:30 "He must increase, and we must decrease." Kenn has also written a children's book entitled "BLESSLY The Redemption Rabbit". He is also involved in teaching and writing articles on the truths of God's word. And is on the path of the call of the Lord to teach these Kingdom Principles. E-mail Kenn |