The poem, Extreme Knowledge, a Poem about His Choice,
This poem is found on page 8 of my book Beyond These Dark Lands Are Edges of Joy, Words of Comfort and Hope. Published 2018.
I wrote this poem to remind hurting people that they are not alone with pain. The Lord personally knows your pain; because the Lord carried your sin to Calvary then He carried your pain too.
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This title was easy for me. The word, "Extreme" has several connotations; one is the utmost physical exertion, which points to the suffering of Christ described in the poem's conclusion.
The words, "His choice," points to God. He chose to create us and give us life. He chose to redeem us after we fell from grace. He chose to become mankind's redemption by His sacrifice on the cross for us.
The reference to knowledge goes both ways, God knows us and wants us to know Him through the bridge of Christ's sufferings which Christ endured on our behalf.
WHAT IT SAYS
The poem begins by acknowledging our pain, and then asks, "Does anyone know... my pain?" The answer is a description of the pain Christ endured for mankind's sin. It concludes with an affirmation of his knowledge of our pain.
MEANING
There is a doctrine that Christ identified with mankind when he took our sins upon himself and paid their penalty. I push this a little with the suggestion that in suffering for our sin he knows our pain too.
I wrote this poem to remind hurting people that they are not alone with pain. The Lord personally knows your pain; because the Lord carried your sin to Calvary then He carried your pain too.
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TITLE
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| Illustration for the poem, Extreme Knowledge From the Book, Beyond These Dark Lands Are Edges Of Joy © 2018 By A.E. Dozat |
The words, "His choice," points to God. He chose to create us and give us life. He chose to redeem us after we fell from grace. He chose to become mankind's redemption by His sacrifice on the cross for us.
The reference to knowledge goes both ways, God knows us and wants us to know Him through the bridge of Christ's sufferings which Christ endured on our behalf.
STRUCTURE
This poem is 26 lines long. Like most of my poems, the lines are short. It is like a free-verse poem, but with random repeating rhythms to give it some structure. Most of the repeats are couplets.WHAT IT SAYS
The poem begins by acknowledging our pain, and then asks, "Does anyone know... my pain?" The answer is a description of the pain Christ endured for mankind's sin. It concludes with an affirmation of his knowledge of our pain.
EXTREME KNOWLEDGE,
A Poem About His Choice
We know that
Pain is worse
When carried alone.
And we ask,
"Does anyone know
My hurt,
My loss,
Suffering,
And my pain?"
Yes, there is one who knows.
The Pain Bearer knows
Your hurt,
Your loss,
Anguish,
And more-
He knows
Its price.
Your pain
Is real to Him;
As real as the
Lashings across His back,
The piercing of his hands,
And the laceration
Of the twisted thorn crown.
He knows your pain
Firsthand.
There is a doctrine that Christ identified with mankind when he took our sins upon himself and paid their penalty. I push this a little with the suggestion that in suffering for our sin he knows our pain too.
FOOTNOTE
The Scripture reference is from Isaiah 53:6, which says, "the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all."
ILLUSTRATION
The illustration for this poem is of a cross beside a path on a mountainside.
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© Adron 4/4/18
