The sun rose again at dawn
lilies opened blasting praise
I found a road to walk on
to face my fear and malaise.
How have you risen today?
A son forgave his errant dad
A father forgave his son’s sin
from their chains they got unclad
and found a way to begin again.
How have you risen today?
My wife and friend came with me
to church and sang and listened
were open and willing to see
the light and my eyes glistened.
How have you risen today?
Confused and lost I’d gone astray
and thought I was dying inside
gave up on finding the way
learned I could still come alive.
How have you risen this day?
Today I found a new truth
that if you are really inside
I’ll always be in my youth
and when I die I too will arise.
That’s a few other ways you’ve risen today.
“How have you risen today?” Copyright © 2017 by Glenn Currier
This poem was written Easter Sunday . Easter is about THE resurrection. I get that, but I like to ask about my own resurrection or rising - how am I rising out of the mire of my life? And how does God play a part in it. This poem is addressed to multiple "Yous."
