Christ Has Risen

He has risen within me,

He has risen within me like a mantle within Earth,

He has encased within me love and light,

His spirit delivers clarity to the disparities of life,

He has risen within me,

His rising within me has subdued stealthy dogma,

His rising awakens the Holy Spirit within me,

I embody his characteristics,

As they rise within me,

Surely compassion and peace will prevail,

Once his qualities has risen within humanity.

Poem by Assistant Pastor Mitchell Latham