Christian poem 'My Crown Who is My Beloved Pt 1' by Michael-Jay Anderson (Christart.com)

My Crown Who is My Beloved Pt 1
by Michael-Jay Anderson

She smiled and the love of Christ appeared to me.
In meekness, not her own, she bought my trust.
Her gentle spirit, warmed by love, drew near to me.
I found in her the Friend that love I must.

We walked and talked with God in hills' serenity.
The work of healing heart and soul began.
The friendship that she offered did not flee my wounds.
Her gentle loving Christ made her to understand.

This gift of friendship was the loving will of heaven.
It would endure and stand the trials of fire and time.
Though many would not understand the Spirit's work,
We both were to be healed by love sublime.

He'd heard that cry for healing Love in both of us.
Our trials and wounds had brought us to our knees.
We longed for life and hope with someone we could
Trust, so in His sovereign will, He gave decrees.

The promises and trials prepared us both for Him.
You'd endured contempt and loss for many years.
I also was abandoned by my father and by circumstance.
We both had sought the Father's love with many tears.

The wonder was we both could see and hear the Truth,
And the truths that many others were unable to believe.
We found a refuge in each other's faith in precious truth.
And the Truth ordained that we be free by love's reprieve.

Our friendship bore the fruit that satisfied our hearts.
We sought the One that we both loved to serve.
And we found that in our being what the other sought,
That God would love us both without reserve.

We found in Him the answers to ten thousand prayers.
The longings that the years had wrought were met in Him.
And in each other's love we had a secret place to share.
Where the enemies of life could not come in.

Prophetic gifts and hearing for the language of our hearts
Revealed the hand of God in His leading us to rest.
He spoke by both our mothers, with approval on their parts and in
Our bringing him Christ's salvation; were by your father blessed.

The troubles that continued to challenge our great love
Were met with Love that caused our prayers of faith to win.
When our enemies' arrows of unbelief and fear, were
Sent our way, we both put our faith and trust in Him.

The mother's heart in my beloved sang a healing hymn.
Her grace in loving others became my greatest gain.
When I embraced that loving heart and I encountered Him,
I understood the grace of God that heals all fear and pain.

In early years our enemy used confusion wrought by lies
To deny the precious hopes that promised godly good.
But the truth that godly love had invested in our lives,
Still fought for our redemption in what we'd understood.

God added friends to us, and angels for our help.
His instruction and guidance brought us to the war.
Our lives were being dedicated to do battle against hell.
Our eyes were opened for His leading in this course.

My beloved saw the evil that deceived and then destroyed.
She joined me in the battle lines that put our lives at risk.
She was a champion in truth, fighting lies men had deployed
Her courage let me be the man that for the right insists.

There were so many times I found such joy in your devotion.
You believed that righteous principles were ours to defend.
We fought fights exposing legal wickedness and corruption
So we could understand where God would make an end.

My beloved gave her life to me because she saw my heart.
You shared my love of righteousness and faith in God.
When challenges and trials arose you chose to take my part.
Your love and faith were exercised in lifting me to God.

Please contact Michael-Jay Anderson at "michaeljay5@Comcast.net" to request permission to use this poem.