The Martyr's Prayer

A prayer inspired by Stephen's prayer at his stoning.

Lord, can you see me now?
I am lying broken upon the ground.

I can not do this with my strength alone.
Please get me through this so I can come home.

I ask that you will not let them extinguish my flame,
And that my death, in some way, will bring glory to your name.

I pray that you will receive my spirit,
And when my time comes that I will be fearless.

Lord do not hold this sin against them.
Do not condemn these foolish men.

Forgive them for they know not what they do.
Prepare me a place; Lord, I'm coming to meet you.

Reviews

[RichGee]

Awesome write! This reads like a prayer...
Erik my friend, you write with a purpose...
Your messages and devotion is clear in every single one of your works..
Very very nice.

[Erik Daniel]

Thank you so much! Your reviews mean a lot to me!

[RichGee]

It is my pleasure

[Closing Thoughts]

Wow, this is a very moving poem. It is very haunting. I adore the line of how he asks God that his horrific death would bring glory to God's name. Such selflessness-- and God answers such humble requests. The rhyme scheme was excellent and the entire thing flowed beautifully. Thank you for sharing!

[Erik Daniel]

Thank you so much for the review!

[Stefanie Holmes]

I find rhyming to be difficult sometimes, especially when there is a specific word I want to use and nothing seems to go with it, but anyway, you seem to just naturally find the perfect wording! Well done my friend. I enjoyed this one.

~Stefanie

[Erik Daniel]

Ha. Takes me a while but I do my best. Thank you!

[Ren Grace]

I find it very difficult to rhyme when I write but you seem to do it so effortlessly.

[Erik Daniel]

Oh, that's because I spend days writing something. I wish they just came to me. Lol. But thank you.

[Linda alexander]

I pray that you will receive my spirit,
And when my time comes that I will be fearless.
Very great write, treat to reader

[Erik Daniel]

Thank you so much!

[Linda alexander]

You most welcome, my pleasure

[StayAnchored]

Very beautiful! This poem is so sweet and a reminder that we should be willing to lay down our lives just as Jesus did for us! Great job :)

[Erik Daniel]

Thank you!

[StayAnchored]

You're welcome :)

[Sami Khalil]

A heartfelt spiritual poem. You have done great on this one sir...:)..................

[Erik Daniel]

Thank you so much! Means a lot!

[Sami Khalil]

My pleasure...Any time...:)..............

[Tarella]

Its a very humble prayer...this is the way we need to see ourselves before God...ready to give our lives just the way Stephen did....

[Erik Daniel]

Amen! Thank you!

[Tarella]

You're welcome

[~*~Peace Keeper~*~]

I really like this one, it seems to flow smoothly ^^ It also reminds me of a song that my Uncle use to sing about Stephen.

Good Job

[Erik Daniel]

Thank you so much! I tried my best to convey his humility. And the humility of martyrs in general. If I did good at that then this is a success.

[~*~Peace Keeper~*~]

You're welcome, and yes you did a great job. Keep up the good work

[max_vonnegut]

It feels like, to me at least everyone always forgets how great a Christian example Stephen was. The man loved God. This poem is definitely a beautiful prayer. Way to go with this one!

[Erik Daniel]

Thank you! I tried my best to convey the humility he had.