Devotion is Written in Red

My heart is weary. My soul is weeping—

To see the faces uncertain and broken hearts seeking.

They cry, “We need hope.” Yet they look to a man

Don’t they see You, Jesus? You are where it all began.

How mistaken, to think flesh and mortal blood can save lives,

From this outwardly, frail body, sin derives.

What change do we want, other than to walk in the truth!?

Let us detach the blindfolds that hinder us in youth.

Marching onward, not for mortal man,

But a purpose with a calling for God’s mighty plan.

Would Jesus love the upheaval of the sanctity of life?

God is direct, he is clear. He’s concise.

Though t-shirts with logos can show support from the population,

These tangible rags can do nothing for the nation.

Although the historic Jesus is pictured with halo on head,

His love and devotion was written in rich red.

I will stand for the truth and will not let deception blind me.

Forever I will stand in the forefront and look closely to see.

I want to bow in the presence of what’s right,

And follow the white lamb of light.

Celebrity and fame are things I desire not—

Because I realize that my life has been bought.

I was purchased with a price, and I stand in great debt—

To my Savior, the God of all morals, whom my soul has met!

Walking in truth, I will shout from the rooftops—

Esteem is not purchased through rhetoric, but by his blood drops.

-Kimberly Willingham

Daniel 10: 18-19

Again the one who looked like a man touched me and gave me strength. "Do not be afraid, O man highly esteemed," he said. "Peace! Be strong now; be strong." When he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, "Speak, my lord, since you have given me strength."