Joy: A Poem

By Tim Ahlman

Joy—
I love the word,
it rolls off the tongue
taking flight like a bird.

Joy—
What Jesus brings
changing eternities
reminding me He’s King.

Joy—
Following Jesus
through peaks and valleys
He sees us.

Joy—
Life in relationship
cultivating friendships
We His workmanship.

Joy—
Changes the brain
seeing possibility
it can be trained.

Joy—
Look at the gain
resist the gap
press through the pain.

Joy—
Will be complete
on that Day
a love so deep.

Joy—
You are His
Cross as proof.
He is your smile