If He Had Stayed

If He Had Stayed

If He had stayed where tender, caring hands had put Him, Wrapped around with linen and aromatic preparations, Stayed enclosed in the cool, dark rock, to sleep on, decayed and forgotten, while eternity rolled away into forever-ness. If He had stayed imprisoned behind the Roman seal, soon to be but another set of bones added to the numberless skeletons bred of earth, If He had stayed down where tradition laid His head, done with sight, and touch, and voice; Oh Beloved ! If He had stayed...excruciating contemplation! Hopelessness behind doom ahead, no gathering here today. Yet here we are, and it can't be said without enough power, not by human voice anyway; No, imagine it ringingly proclaimed by heaven's angelic hosts... ( He didn't stay ) He is risen ! poem by Audrey Yeager

"...and if Christ has not been raised , your faith is worthless; you are dead in your sins." I Corinthians 15:17 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable..." I Peter 1:3

From Her Heart.......SISTERS , by Audrey

~This is an old photograph of the author of the poem, with her step- mother Ida, and her sister Elaine. The poem is written by Audrey Yeager, a dear friend, to her sister.~ ~SISTERS~

If hearts had the power to grab, and tell,

And convince,

Oh,how you would believe!

If love, so deep and steadfast,

and real,

could force truth upon you,

Oh! Yes! I would force it!

Because---

You must be with me in this,

With me in life, real life,

endless, glorious real life,

Not through limited family relationships,

Not only till the aches and wrinkles

ruin us,

Not only 'Till our bloom fades, and wilts, and falls;

No! No! More! So much more!

I just want to hold you tightly

Against my dearest dream,

Pressing you into it until it becomes

Your dream too.

Oh , Jesus tell her

Help her to know

That your good news is good indeed;

That she can live an amazingly glorious eternity

Yes, certainly! Without a doubt!

I would make you believe if I could; for at some point in the

Future, when Heaven is my home,

I want to turn around and see you walking toward me, so I

Can run to greet you,

Crying out , " Dear Sister!

I knew I would meet you here!"

~"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son the whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16~