“2 Crowns”
 
  I can not see, I can not see
 very well what`s ahead of me.
 Yet, looking back it`s even worse
 for when I do it`s Lot`s wife`s curse.

 So instead, 
I press on
 with lamp in hand  
 until the dawn.

 Though the way I trod
 I do not know
 it`s holy sod,
 a crown bestowed.

 It`s not the way 
I would choose
 but it`s the Master`s will:
 To win, I lose.

 So, I follow 
to where He leads
 even to
 Gethsemane.

 And though I dread 
to climb that hill
 still I want 
the Father`s will.

 So all of me 
I do lay down,
 after all, 
no cross, no crown.
 
  A.B.Adams
 January 12, 2018
 Friday 




 “Matthew 5”
 
  The impoverished man
 whom you see,
 make a note
 for possibly,
 someday you`ll be
 on the other side
 in pain and rain
 no place to hide.
 
  And remember Him
 who walked this earth
 born in a barn—
 the Virgin`s birth.
 
  Human flesh,
 immortal God,
 fused together
 on sinful sod.
 
  No earthly wealth;
 no Hollywood fame,
 just scorn and derision
 at His name.
 
  Nay, have we forgotten
 Matthew 5 ?
 the true blessings of Heaven
 are still alive !
 
  Yea, He did it all
 for you and me
 bore all our sins
 on Calvary !
 
  So that if we suffer
 along with Him
 we`ll reap
 a glorious diadem !
 
  A.B.Adams
 January 24, 2021
 Sunday