POETIC OFFERINGS is a collection of original poems that express the boundless peace, hope, forgiveness, and everlasting love that God provides. Based on scripture, the authors of this book hope to fill the reader's heart with God's awesome promises and glorious grace.

THE CROSS

They hung our Lord upon a cross,

A deed that lives in infamy.

Now, we hang one 'round our necks

Forgetting not His agony.

A symbol known throughout the world,

Whatever land we live in,

A sign that shows such mercy

That the nailer was forgiven.

Donald Terranell