Heaven's Most Beautiful

I found a Lover.

A Lover who cares not about the number of times I went astray.

A Lover who cares not about how many times I plead for grace.

Countless times I had hurt him, I know. Yet he remained.

He said He loved me, and I did not want to believe Him because Mama had told me,

“Don’t trust any man; they would deceive you.”

So, I doubted, I ignored – and all His gifts, I took for granted.

Yet, like Romeo, He called me ‘His Juliet’.

He promised to die for me – at first, I could not believe it.

But then, He did!

And I thought He was gone – GONE, never to return…

But no, He said He would be with me till the end of the world.

That he would send me a comforter, so I’d never be alone.

And that too, He did!

I heard Him whisper my name in the silence of nights,

Lighting up my path in the darkest of times. Oh, He was so gentle and kind.

So, I ran back to Mama. I told her,

“Mama, He is not a man that He should lie.

Oh, He demonstrated His perfect love towards me when love was a luxury I could not buy.

And I love him, Mama, yes, because He first loved me.”

For my filthiness, He clothes me with His righteousness as a garment.

Like make-up, He cleared my blemishes with His blood of perfection.

And He promised to make me “Heaven’s Most Beautiful,” and this time,

I believe Him.

So, I live every day as though a Performer on a stage.

With the angels as my constant audience – judging my every move.

He told me, I am more precious than the sparrows and the lilies of the valley,

Hence, he arrays me with praises and joy.

OH, my smile is my crown – a crown He gave me on the cross.

And I wear it with pride because with it, He paid the price – He paid the price for me!

I’ll follow his gentle steps on that crooked path, looking only unto my Beloved

Till the day he pronounces me The One – The most Beautiful of All.

Yes, I am His Bride – I am Heaven’s Most Beautiful, because He tells me so…

Rejoyce A.D.

January 6, 2024