12/26/2025
Unexpected
The banquet day that's coming
Will have quite a number there
Who never knew the Saviour
Or had fervent heartfelt prayer
Or even read a Bible
Having witness of God's Word
As there was none who brought them
That great promise to be heard
But what they'll have is something
Very few will have discerned
The Spirit of the ages
That was in the truth they learned
That fills their hearts with gladness
For the good that they had done
Not knowing their compassion
Had its root in Christ the Son
Whom they had emulated
Through the softness of their soul
That looked for others broken
To help make them full and whole
Through words and thoughts and actions
That their Maker lived through them
Reflecting all the goodness
Nature taught their souls of Him
For in the books of heaven
Where the invitations are
Are written all responses
To the One Who bears the scars
And if they've not denied Him
Through the things they've said and done
Then they will be accepted
By the Father in the Son
The most important part:
Mark 9:41
Luke 9:50
James 4:17