Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament;
not of the letter, but of the spirit:
for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
2 Corinthians 3:6 KJV
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The Holy Spirit breathes a life anew
When we with Jesus Christ are crucified.
A new creation rises into view,
Not bound by laws designed with sin implied.
The Lamb of God was slain to satisfy
The letter of the covenant of old.
Now death, the price of sin, will pass us by;
We’re covered by the blood and thus paroled.
The Spirit sparks a testament of love,
That turns us into ministers of grace.
Our stories, once of sin, now rise above
To share salvation with the human race.
The letter kills, but Spirit brings alive
A faith surpassing all the laws contrive.
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sonnet #406
Back of the Choir 
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