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This is NOT a poem that I wrote, but I like it and wanted to share it with you all. The name of this poem is Christpower and it was written by John Shelby Spong. It appears at the beginning of 'This Hebrew Lord'. It is reprinted exactly as it appears...
CHRISTPOWER
Look at him!
Look not at his divinity,
but look, rather, at his freedom.
Look not at the exagerrated tales of his power,
but look, rather, at his infinite capacity to give himself away.
Look not at the first-century mythology that surrounds him,
but look, rather, at his courage to be,
his ability to live the contagious quality of his love.
Stop your frantic search!
Be still and know that this is God:
this love,
this freedom,
this life,
this being;
and
When you are accepted,
accept yourself;
When you are forgiven,
forgive yourself;
When you are loved,
love yourself.
Grasp that Christpower
and
dare to be yourself!
JOHN SHELBY SPONG
1973
CHRISTPOWER
Look at him!
Look not at his divinity,
but look, rather, at his freedom.
Look not at the exagerrated tales of his power,
but look, rather, at his infinite capacity to give himself away.
Look not at the first-century mythology that surrounds him,
but look, rather, at his courage to be,
his ability to live the contagious quality of his love.
Stop your frantic search!
Be still and know that this is God:
this love,
this freedom,
this life,
this being;
and
When you are accepted,
accept yourself;
When you are forgiven,
forgive yourself;
When you are loved,
love yourself.
Grasp that Christpower
and
dare to be yourself!
JOHN SHELBY SPONG
1973