Treading In His Footsteps Poem by Royston Allen

Treading In His Footsteps



I heard Jesus say 'Come follow me'
and thought 'how close to Him can I be.'
So I decided in His footsteps to tread
to listen closely to all that He said.

So I trod as close as Enoch walked
and day by day we walked and talked.
Until there came that glorious day
when I had followed Him all the way.

All the way to heaven He had taken me
there to dwell with Him eternally.
Transforming me He'd taken me home
for so much like Him I had become.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
It was considered a great honour for a Rabbi to say to someone 'follow me'. This was reserved for a privileged few who had studied hard and excelled in their schooling and memorising of the scriptures. Such individuals followed their master closely in order to ensure they learned all that they possibly could from him. Jesus went to people of differing and sometimes poor background, some fishermen, a tax collector and a zealot and said 'Follow me'.
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