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“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, … nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:38-39)
(This is my first poem. I don’t know how to write a poem or it is a poem, but I just pour out my cry on the paper while I am waiting for Kori’s return from his surgery at the hospital bakery. I am not sure whether I successfully communicate this with you today in this translation.)
What is it to be alive?
It means hurting, being hurt without love,
Constant painful things happening.
Swallowing sorrowful tears deep in my heart.
Cleansing wounded heart with those tears.
What is it to be alive?
It means that I am in extreme pain
to the point of dying.
So, at the end of the road
I find love at last,
Surrounded by unconditional love of God.
Then I may die
Because I can finally experience
The unconditional love of God.
Without finding this love
We have even no right to die.
What is it to be alive?
It means to feel pain and joy together.
If we can’t feel this together,
It is a sign of dying,
Like departed fish flowing down the stream.
To live means we begin to feel the pain in love,
Suffering in irresistible love.
What is it to be alive?
It is like cleansing our suffering heart with love-filled tears.
With our agonizing tears
And there
We can give our love and receive their love.
What is it to be alive?
It is an infinitely grateful thing.
The most precious gift of God,
To feel and to give
this irresistible, undeniable, and amazing love.
Pastor Seok-Hwan
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