Poem: “Redamancy” by Dominion Turkson

REDAMANCY

[1]

A rebel I was towards you,

Bound to my fallenness.

Walls I did build around me

To protect my insecurities

Which continually fed on my peace.

And like a fallen tree,

Down I laid, rotting and decaying.

[2]

I was dead to the things of You;

Continually assailing against You

With these fragile fists of mine.

My heart felt no beat,

And my spirit, no longer, could I even know.

[3]

Albeit You came after me

Through the thick darkness of the night.

You found me caught up in thorns,

Yet looked upon me with gladness

Loved I, the loveless,

That I might be made lovely

[4]

My heart, for once, pulsated that very night

And you gave me a new spirit,

Your very own Spirit,

To abide with me forever.

Oh, what better gift

Could I ever receive than your very self?

I, a ‘kainos’ creature now,

Behold all things are new.

[5]

And now, unto you who’ve shown me

Such great mercy and greater love

What can I offer back to you, my Redeemer?

How can I repay this debt?

What is my life even worth

What better endeavor

Than to pour out my remaining years

As a gratitude offering unto You?

[6]

To have Your mind,

What are Your thoughts?

To bring You an offering that is of worth;

What tickles You?

To love you back;

What do you love, O lover of my soul?

PS: Redamancy [n] [English]

The act of loving the one that loves you; a love returned in full

From the New Latin redamantia, From the Classical Latin redamo (“I requite love”, transitive verb); the act of loving in return.

1 John 14:19 (NKJV) We love him because he first loved us