Haiku responding to Rom. 5:1-11
.We have peace with God.
By grace we receive, through faith
we are justified.
What a gift this is!
By grace we boast in the hope
of sharing glory.
From our afflictions
come endurance, character,
and finally, hope.
Our hope is from God,
whose love does fill our hearts, through
the Holy Spirit.
While we were helpless
Christ died for the ungodly.
That is unheard of!
God's love has been proved:
While we were still lost in sin
the Christ died for us.
Since we have now been
justified by his blood, we
are saved from God's wrath.
We were made God's friends
by his Son's death, so much more
we're saved by his life.
We boast of God's love
in Jesus Christ; through our Lord
we are reconciled.
© Ken Rookes 2026
