Christ's baptism(poem)


I've been baptized

Not the regular dipping in a pool but an induction into the spirit by Christ

I was immersed in spirit and fire, not by human hands

I can't remember my old ways

The immersion took me hook line and sinker

I inhale the revelation of Jesus and exhale the old symbols

The new supersedes the old 

I'm now a beneficiary of Christ's redemptive work

By the Spirit I've been washed

Never to be dirty again

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