Grace

The sun is risen
with red and orange
bleeding high above
the vast horizon.
Now it is morning,
you are forgiven;
the sun is risen.
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There will be justice
when hands relinquish
their need for vengeance.
Blood red and orange
trace where white light crept
across His canvas:
it belongs to Him.
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The moon has risen;
the eyes have opened
where heaven begins.
Not one tear you shed
has gone unnoticed;
the stars do not rest
when the night here ends.
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The edge of the depths
erase footprints left
of any sin tread
into sifting sand,
and darkness flees west
from the promise kept
where the sun is met.
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It has been witnessed.
The sun is risen
with red and orange
bleeding high above
the vast horizon.
You are forgiven;
the sun is risen.
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Malachi 4:2 “But for you who fear My name, the Sun of Righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings.”

Lamentations 3:22-23 “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning...”

Luke 1:78-79 “...because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness...”

Romans 3:24 "...and all are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus."

Ephesians 2:8-9 "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-- and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works, so that no one can boast."

Romans 12:19 “Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.’”

Isaiah 1:18 "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool."

Ephesians 1:7 "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace."

Ephesians 2:10 “For we are His workmanship...”

2 Kings 6:17 “Then Elisha prayed and said, ‘O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see.’ So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw...”

Psalm 56:8 “You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.”

Proverbs 15:3 "The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good."

Hebrews 4:13 "Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account."

Psalm 33:13-14 "From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind; from His dwelling place, He watches over all who live on earth.

2 Chronicles 16-19 "For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.

Psalm 91:11-12 "God commands his angels to guard believers in all their ways."

1 John 1:7 "But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His son, purifies us from all sin."

Micah 7:19 “He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot and hurl all our sins into the depths of the sea.”

Hebrews 8:12 "For I will forgive their wickedness and I will remember their sins no more."

Psalm 103:12 “As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.”