The VowDear LordI make this vow, as thanks for the Agape* you have shown meTo try to give back some love in exchange for you having known meSo, in the name of You I take Jesus as my witnessTo try to involve my faith in all of my businessTo not take worship lightly, yet not to consider it a choreTo be satisfied with my blessings, not always asking for moreTo by proud of my faith and not hide it in shameAnd accept, as a Christian, every act that I do is done in your nameI will take you in richer and poorer, in sickness and in healthKnowing that the relationship we hold is beyond medicine and wealthI am needy - I need comfort, care, and forgivenessI know if I am only bold enough to ask - you will give thisI will try my best to be faithful, and try my best to not strayAnd that when I falter I ask you to help me back to live in your wayFor my ashes are your ashes, my dust will be your dustMy words in this vow seek to sanctify this trustAs I lift up my passion and lift up my heartMy life is your life and in death we shall not partI admit to believing these words as I'm saying them nowSo in your name, Lord, I seal this vowAmen*Greek for the love between God and man. Not the English, agape, meaning opened wide. This would give the poem a different meaning.-Matthew 5:34-37 New International Version (NIV)34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. 36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.[a]-With the above in mind, this poem is not to be taken as an actual oath. It is written to try to prioritise in my head that which I hold dear, rather than as a literal declaration. It was written to be symbolic of the vow taken at a wedding, hence a lot of the imagery.***https://harryisapoet.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-vow.html

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