The Perfect Stranger Poem by Denis Martindale

Invited to an evening meal,
The married woman went,
Not knowing if her host was real
From what she had been sent...
For on the invitation card
His name was Jesus Christ
And to believe it was so hard,
More than she realised...

She thought it was her husband there,
But it was someone new
And yet she stayed, a meal to share
And somehow past hopes grew...
Her doubts began to melt away,
When secrets were revealed,
The kind of secrets one would pray
Could always be concealed...

And so, no more the faiths discussed,
Compared with Bible quotes,
There came a time of total trust
Beyond Man's antidotes...
A time when God explained her youth,
Her joys and pains as well,
Then talked of Heaven, Christian Truth,
Of judgment and of Hell...

By then, she understood much more
Than she had ever known,
That God was worthy to adore,
That He ruled on His Throne...
And while life's sorrows come and go,
Sometimes to break the heart,
God's Spirit helps Mankind to grow
That precious inner part...

So love excels beyond each test,
Each setback she could face,
Towards the wholesome and God's best
And all because of grace...
She could not earn God's total love,
She learnt that was His gift,
Eternal life on Earth, above,
When God has healed the rift...

And thus Lord Jesus told her things
That proved He really was
The Prince of Peace, the King of Kings,
The Lamb upon the Cross...
So she believed, as if reborn,
United in her faith
And gone was every spiteful scorn,
Once Jesus came to save...

And thus at home, new life began,
Her Bible paved the way,
Outlining to her heart God's plan,
Forever and a day...
For God is love through Jesus Christ,
A stranger? That depends...
Perhaps best known by those baptised
Who seek to be Christ's friends...


Denis Martindale, copyright,12th of January 2014.


The poem is based on the Parables film
called The Perfect Stranger as recently
shown on the GOD TV Gospel channel.
Lots of info if visiting Google for details.