Human Life Arranged By The Apostle Peter Poem by Albert Price

The rhythm of our existence in the world
Is formulated in words by a noble source;
And in his second epistle it is unfurled
And it is demonstrated in literary force.
The Apostle Peter rescues us from strife,
And he bears us over death’s dark fate.
He gives us his luxuriant theater of life,
Composed in stage acts totaling eight.

Small children are completely helpless,
In what is considered life’s first stage.
We are totally loss in the wilderness,
Without power of faith in a parental sage.
And before reason can grasp the sublime,
Goodness must be shown us by parents.
For the higher purpose to emerge in time,
Instilled in us must be obedience.

Understanding life’s necessities
Is considered knowledge in some minds.
And it gives the young adolescent abilities
To employ commonsense to day to day finds.
The fourth stage in order is temperance,
And it opposes gratification with all haste.
We can again be lost in our ignorance,
If we can’t keep temptation in its place.

Patience is an award for conquest
By maturity over social wrong.
And it comes in youth as a skill test,
Making one’s self-identity strong.
A stage where one faces severe strife
Teaches the sacrifice for noble cause,
the selection of his meaning of life,
And godly respect for the Lord’s laws.

Young adults at all times need friends
And should always avoid selfishness.
This means a persona that repeatedly wins
And wisely continues to promote kindness.
The final stage on Peter the apostle’s list
Is love for the wellbeing of humankind.
A choice if applied might lead to bliss
And if declined might leave you blind.