Forced Faith

O Father, did You numb His wounds a bit?
Christ on His cross is proof He is divine,
for no mere human could have suffered it,
nor grace me heaven on such a graceless sign.

For only God would let His only Son
endure the cross, the scourging, thorny crown,
Whose thirst for many souls would be undone,
then have her hold Him dead when taken down.

Who else but God could conquer death and rise,
Who else give me the freedom to deny
a God Who lives for me and for me dies,
and all in love and pain before my eye?

Christ, I’ve no choice but to believe in You,
Your life, Your death, Your love all force me to.

                            by Pete Voelz      9/27/13