The Personal Atonement

I wrote the following poem one day as I pondered on the Great Atonement made on our behalf by our Savior, even Jesus Christ. I hope that we can all reflect on our personal relationship with our Savior, and that we can come to a realization of the great opportunity we can have, if we but lean on Him.

So We Can Be Made Clean

I oftentimes wonder what Christ has done for me.

I stop and think of who I am and it’s easy to see;

For in speech I am not mighty, and I’m really not too strong,

And though I sing with all my heart, not pretty is my song.

But Christ has suffered just for me to get me thru my day;

For when I share His glorious word, He tells me what to say.

His friendship, it is perfect, and it is on Him I lean;

For Christ has suffered pain and guilt, so I can be made clean.

I oftentimes wonder what Christ has done for me.

I stop and think of the things I’ve done and it’s easy to see;

For sins I have committed, ones that make me feel real shame.

And at times I’ve treated this precious life as some sort of game.

But Christ has suffered just for me to allow me to return

Back to His precious fold and thru it all I learn

His sacrifice was perfect, and thru it I can lean,

On He who suffered pain and guilt so I can be made clean.

I oftentimes am lonely like I have nowhere to turn

But there is one important thing that I have come to learn

We should never feel alone on Earth, for Christ is on our side

To Him we may pour out our hearts, in Him we may confide

For Christ has suffered for us all, that we might not do the same

And all he asks us in return is to remember His holy name.

His friendship, it is perfect, and it is on Him I lean

For Christ has suffered pain and guilt so we can be made clean

It’s hard to understand what Christ has done for me

And hard to comprehend how He loves me constantly

He took upon Him my own sins in the Garden Gethsemane

And was beaten, mocked, and spat upon all the way to Calvary

His flesh was pierced by rusted nails as he was placed upon the cross

The Spirit was removed from Him, a most terrible a loss

In love He did it for you and me, and on Him I gladly lean

For Christ has suffered pain and death so we can be made clean.

Now oftentimes I ponder on the blessings in my life

I think about my trials and all the pain and all the strife

With all the ups and downs, all the dips along the way

All of it is worth it, ‘cause He rose on that third day.

For Christ had suffered all for us, yet rose in life once more

Ensuring that one day we could reap the blessings sowed

He lives, it’s true! He lives today! And so we may ever lean

On He who suffered, died, and lived so we can be made clean.