A Seed in the Ground (Poem)

Unless a seed falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone.

But if it dies, it produces much fruit.

(John 12:24)

Unless a seed falls into the ground and dies, 

It will remain alone.

With God’s promise that from the dead He would rise,

Christ died, sins to atone.

But when that seed dies, a harvest it will yield,

Fruits bearing like-seeds in great abundance,

Many seeds that will be dispersed far afield.

Of this, let’s ponder the significance.

Christ’s death, resurrection and the fruits thereof,

Illustrate God’s preferred way to be glorified,

Birthing His will below, from His Throne above:

His seed, time, and harvest principle, fructified.

Martin Luther King had a deep-rooted dream,

Of America, someday just and fair.

In the hearts of many folks, his dream would gleam.

In the end, it laid our nation’s soul …bare!

In most Americans, his dream attracted their ire,

At thoughts of all us minorities ascending,

And fears of whites descending from their high, lofty spire,

About ‘We, the people…’, they were just pretending! ¹

Those hate-filled thoughts and fears inflamed,

Moved some folks to kill America’s dreamer,

Hoping his dream would be defamed,

But ignorant of God, The Dream Redeemer!

Perhaps they didn’t imagine Dr. King was merely a seed.

Who encapsulated the DNA,

To birth what America’s founders long ago had decreed,

That which racism had so long delayed.

Into the ground, Dr. King was planted, physically,

Across the land, all hell broke loose by folks neglected.

Unseen, his dream’s DNA unleashed, spiritually,

Producing a vast system of roots, well-connected.

From this seed and its roots, early harvests gave encouragement,

But to their hate-filled thoughts and fears many reverted.

Forty years on, despite massive voter disenfranchisement,

America’s first black president was elected.

America, 

To each Heaven-sent seed, God instills DNA inside.

When DNA is expressed, a root system He then assigns.

Fruitful harvests are ordained as long as the roots abide.

Fruit quality always improves in latter years, His designs.

Minorities across America, keep GROWING!!!

‘Every prideful mountain and hill will be humbled,

And every valley will be exalted.’ ²

America’s racist pride will surely crumble,

Then justice will cease to be assaulted.

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¹ See: The U.S. Constitution: Preamble 

² See: Isaiah 40:4, Luke 3:5. See also: Bible Verses About Pride