Perfection cannot be
A requirement of love
Love is the prerequisite
Granting fulfilment
My deeds cannot
Release the spirit
To free your heart
Nor yours free mine

Perfection cannot be
The catalyst of faith
Without faith perfection
Is empty and undone
My deeds will not
Perfect in me
What Christ fulfilled
Because of love

Perfection cannot be
The reason for strife
Perfection doesn’t compete
Perfection lives life
As much for you
As it does for me
Perfect in His way
And filled with us

© 2020 Tim D. Coulter Sr.