Lenten Season,2009 Poem by Dr John Celes

It’s Lent-time once again;
Make it a boon, not bane;
Empty your soul’s sin-bins;
Let grace of God, souls rinse!

It’s time to pray a lot;
Fasting avoids soul’s rot;
Keep off all deadly sins;
The Holy Spirit wins!

‘We know the foe in depth;
On sinful mud, we slept;
We do all sins again;
Our grace is on the wane! ’

Lent is the time to think;
Our follies, we must shrink;
Let good thoughts fill the mind;
From evil, let’s rescind.

Take care each moment then;
Let’s move nearer heaven;
Keep off satan’s rampage;
Christians have advantage.

Preserve the body pure;
Sufferings, let’s more endure;
The God, most High knows this;
He’ll give us our due bliss!

Pray every now and then;
Read Bible much often;
Read about saints on earth,
Who suffered ev’n from birth!

With God, let’s reconcile;
Sin, bitter is like bile;
Confess as many times;
Say prayers, hymns and rhymes.

Let’s win our divine war;
Heal will our soul’s sin-scar;
Lent is the time aright;
Let’s make our dark lives bright!

Forget the sinful past;
Good things alone will last;
Satan’s a mere actor;
God is the clear victor.

Copyright by Dr John Celes 2-24-2009