These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Shakespearean Sonnet: "Translate Truth"

For when the Word of God came down to Earth,
it was not in the mother tongue I speak,
my heart, that beats, would know His great New Birth,
if only I could read the Word I seek.

But by His Grace, He changed the words for me.
Translating Truth into some words I know.
And now salvation's gift I've come to see
is free. Receive and start to daily grow.

King James bequeathed his dialect for all,
though difficult for modern minds to grasp.
These ancient words can teach your heart to call,
eschewing sin bequeathed by lying asp.

We rightly slice the word for ev'ry heart. (II Timothy 2:15c, KJV)
New Living words can, also, bring this start.

by Jay O'Toole
on July 29th, 2020