Birthday Sonnet

Thy Rest (in Thee)

A life of shattered dreams I lived;
Like a withered body on a cross.
I hang there with my Lord today;
My prayer to know Thy Rest (in Thee).

Helpless. Not hopeless.
My ever-present help.
Knowing full well...
I can't ever save myself.

Let me hurry unto my death;
A self surrendered to new birth.
O' Suffering Servant, nailed to the tree,
turn my life upside down in love for Thee.

Who is it that proclaims stark love?
Jesus Christ has done for me.
I beseech thee, O' Most Glorious One,
let me know Thy Rest (in Thee).