His Perfect Atonement

I have sooooo much to blog about: Cambodia (again), the new semester, Guangzhou China...and those posts are coming, but for now, I hope you enjoy this poem by Kasey Hammer (Utah), published in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Liahona September 2015 issue (link HERE). I testify that Christ's atonement is real and that He is able to make us whole again, no matter the sin/ mistake/ trial.

His Perfect Atonement

I used to believe

That there was a hole

In Christ’s Atonement—

That He could save everyone—

Except me.

But I was wrong.

There is not one hole,

But seven.

Two holes in

His Hands

Where they nailed Him

To a cross

At the behest of those

He would die

To save,

Two holes in

His wrists

Where they ensured

The weight of His body

Would not cause

His hands

To rip through

Before His penance

Was complete,

Two holes in

His feet

Where He stood

As a witness to all

Of God’s unyielding love

For each

Of His children,

And one hole in

His side

Where they pierced Him

To prove His work

Was done.

Seven.

Perfection.

Seven perfect holes

In earth’s only

Perfect Man.

The perfect Atonement

To patch the holes in our lives.

His holes make us

Whole.

I was wrong.

There is a

Whole

In Christ’s Atonement

For me

After all.