These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Saved on a Thursday

A small child in a pastor's home had heard
the Gospel many times at church and play.
With John 3:16 from the lasting Word
revival sermons brought me unto that day.

With Hell so clear this frightened child just froze.
The car ride home was terror too extreme.
Those teary eyes would burst, conviction knows.
"I thought I ought to have gone down front!" I fairly screamed.

My dad, he led me to a chair to sit.
With Bible verses he led me to the Lord.
In prayer I asked the Lord my soul to get,
but certainty has ofttimes been quite blurred.

On Sunday I was baptized by my Dad.
I started walking in a childlike way.
I wanted to do good, avoid the bad,
but still corrections needed spankings on display.

What changed my life from night to day to last.
Th'affections of my heart have become new.
My love for Jesus is not ever best,
but real for His Spirit has made my life anew.

Word Count: 169
Line Count: 20
Form: iambic pentameter

by Jay O’Toole
on September 10th, 2025