Innocence by Maddie Miller

We have lost our innocence.

The purity of youth

tarnished by age.

We have 

Thought

Viewed

Said

Done 

Things we should not have--

things that stain.

But God--

Oh, those two small words,

Immense in power.

He says he remembers

No more,

Condemns never,

Forgives in full.

He says

Pure

       Righteous

                       Beloved.

Our innocence was lost,

Now found in a manger of cloth  

And infant cries.

Our tainted beings 

Replaced

by the Spotless Lamb.

Tarnished 

And blameless

We kneel before the Throne,

Innocence regained

by the One 

Who saves.

I am currently a student at Messiah University, looking to graduate next fall. Throughout my time at Messiah, I have been working towards my Bachelor's in English, with a creative writing focus, and minoring in studio art. Ideally, I’d love to be an author and illustrator one day. I am passionate about my Christian faith, writing, art, and encouraging others.