GAMES

A game is an organized activity or sport

It can be on a board, a table or a court

Rules will tell a person how to lose or win

Was heard at the Olympics, “Let the games begin”.

Ancient Romans laughed, even scoffed and jeered

While watching as Christians at the gates appeared

Given a weapon: spear, javelin, or sword,

In that vast arena, at the mercy of their Lord

Soon the gates would open and then they were inside

Wrestling with lions, there was no place to hide.

Although the javelin’s point could pierce the angry beast

Often the Christians would be the lion’s feast.

These martyrs gave their lives in honor of the King

That gave his blood a ransom as an offering

Thus, remembering the death he died upon the tree

They sacrificed their lives willingly.

The crowd could not believe the glow upon the faces

Of Christians lifted up in death, into heavenly places

Somehow the game had lost its great appeal

For in the end they found the testimony real.

Bonniegirl, #13.  February 25, 2007