Second Chance!

Hebrews 9:27-28

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. (KJV)

“He begged the doctor to tell him the whole truth, and he got it. In the doctor's judgment he was utterly hopeless; he could never regain his position in society and he would have to place himself under lock and key or hire a bodyguard if he expected to live long. That was a great physician's opinion.” (Alcoholics Anonymous, page 26)

Hopelessly doomed.
Appointed to die,
physically maybe – preferably?
Socially certainly.
Loss of freedom, of self-respect,
of life worth living.
Sentenced to nullity
to nothingness.
Suddenly, sentence negated,
nunc pro tunc,
quashed.
Phoenix rising,
regeneration.
Hope survives,
soars,
exulting.

I was lost but now am found,
was blind but now I see.
My life is past, Lord.
This one’s all yours.