23/04/2026
“THE MINISTRY OF PEACE”
A POEM INSPIRED BY 2 CORINTHIANS 5:18
All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;
All this is grace I did not earn,
A love that sought me in return.
When I was lost and far away,
You made a path, You made a way.
You drew me close, restored my soul,
Where sin once reigned, You made me whole.
No longer bound, no longer torn—
In Christ, a new life has been born.
YOU SPOKE OF PEACE WHERE WAR HAD BEEN,
You washed away the stain of sin.
And now this gift You place in me—
A calling wrapped in mercy.
To carry hope to hearts undone,
To speak of what Your love has done.
To be a bridge, to stand, to say:
“Come home to God—there is a way.”
Not by my strength, nor words alone,
But by Your Spirit, gently sown.
A vessel small, yet filled with light,
To lead the lost from dark to sight.
So let my life reflect Your grace,
A mirror of Your warm embrace.
For I was once so far, so torn—
NOW RECONCILED, AND NEWLY BORN. 🌿