GOD EXISTS
By Costache Ioanid
Oh, no! We are not a dream, an accident,
Nor a self-modeled clay.
But a Creative Force,
A Boundless Wisdom
Molded us.
Truly, God exists!
Oh, no! We are not grim wild beasts,
Led by a ruthless whip.
We have a soul,
And freedom,
A heart that beats for skies up high.
Truly, God exists!
Not ever would the plowed land
A chaste lily’s smile have noticed,
Hadn’t the Almighty his hand out reached
With feelings our inner well to fill.
Truly, God exists!
We bear the Scriptures as a proof,
And never-ending miracles and signs.
And he, who God to see desires,
Should stand in front of Him,
On barricades!
Truly, God exists!
Not always shiny is our journey,
Nor is our life a fairy-tale.
But we do live for it’s worth living
When high, above the narrowed world,
God exists!
Oh, no! We are not void!
What blessedness!
The Ultimate Truth is revealed.
Jesus lives inside of us,
Light and love,
And death is flight into eternity.
What blessedness!
Truly, God exists!
i lifted this poem from Lutheran Surrealism which is the only place on the whole wide web
where i could find a poem of Ioanid in english translation
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Thank you for posting this!
ReplyDeleteWas reading a book about martyrs and this poem was mentioned. Thank you for posting this.
ReplyDeleteThank you!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this - could not find this poem anywhere and after it was mentioned in my morning devotions, I had to read it!
ReplyDeleteMy morning devotions included a story about Mr Ioanid and this poem. I’m so thankful you found it and posted it.
ReplyDeleteThis poem is mentioned in Extreme Devotion, the bk I received frm The Voice of the Martyrs. Thank you for posting it!
ReplyDeleteYes, i read about this poem in Extreme Devotions as well and it took some searching to track it down. For anyone who wants to read a more detailed, moving chapter on the fall of communism in Romania, track down a copy of The Body. I think it is by Charles Swindoll. That chapter is worth the price of the book.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting. I also read a story where this poem/song is mentioned. I’m grateful to be able to read it’s words.
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