Legal scholars with faces red and eyes wide
"He is blaspheming!" They rashly accused
Jesus had forgiven a lame man's sin
Authority the God-Man could not lose
His forgiveness was debt cancellation
Breaking heavy metal chains from our feet
So that we can run from sin's deadly grasp
And then escape into freedom's safe retreat
Jesus did not pardon in resentment,
Not because He was offended or mad
He was forbearing and long-suffering
Ready to forgive like a patient dad
A mutinous mob we are in our flesh
With each betrayal, creating distance
As big as a chasm between two cliffs
But in God's kindness, there is no resistance
He melts our hard hearts with His gentleness
And brings down our walls with His tender care
Stirring up repentance by His Spirit
Freely, our knees bend in contrite prayer
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