Persecuted for Righteousness’ Sake

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Traveling down the Via Dolorosa Road
Tired, rejected, I’m fettered beneath a heavy load
Sneers on faces, rocks are thrown
I fall upon the ground, with broken bones
Living what’s right in God’s eyes alone…
The Kingdom of Heaven is near…
I see Jesus, “Child welcome home!”
Arms opened wide, we embrace
Persecuted for righteousness’s sake,
My spirit soars…
I’m held forever in God’s amazing grace!
~Marla Shaw O’Neill April 30, 2025
Matthew 5:10 King James Version Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Marla
I love the Lord Jesus Christ and am passionate about writing. I hope you enjoy the blog and come to visit often. Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision And make it plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry. “Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith. Habakkuk 2: 2-4