To Trust and to Believe

This was the closing prayer poem from my sermon True Christian Belief: Three Points on the Path of Salvation. July 13, 2025. First Chinese Baptist Church, Walnut, California.

To Trust and to Believe

Once upon a time
In Galilee there was
A man whose name was Jesus
He said he was God's son

He did amazing miracles
Turned water into wine
He made the lame to walk again
Cast demons into swine

While some would learn to love him
Others hated what they saw
For Jesus said he came to end
And culminate the law

He said, “You cannot save yourselves
You cannot work your way
But God will give a new heart
To listen and obey.”

And so they crucified him
They nailed him to a cross
Along with all our sins
God would forgive and save the lost

They laid him in a tomb
For three days he was dead
But then on Sunday morning
Our Lord would resurrect

His righteousness is ours
His life is ours to live
And everyone who wants to come
He won’t withhold — he gives

So open up your eyes
Awake from worldly sleep
For from the heart, your faith will start
To trust and to believe