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The Home for Christian Writers! The Official Writing Challenge BACK TO CHALLENGE MAIN INSTRUCTIONS how it works submission rules guidelines for choosing a level ENTRIES submit your entry read current entries read past entries challenge winners Our Daily Devotional HERE Place it on your site or receive it daily by email. TRUST JESUS TODAY Share Tweet how it works   Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate) Topic: Friendship (04/04/05) TITLE: The King's Son and I By Crista Darr 04/10/05  LEAVE COMMENT ON ARTICLE  SEND A PRIVATE COMMENT  ADD TO MY FAVORITES Closer than a brother Our souls are knit as one Sharing love more wonderful Than the love of a woman Pleasant to me was your sacrifice From the king requesting pardon Choosing me above your father Stepping down from your rightful throne Presenting to me your robe And your garments stripped away Yielding your life’s position At my feet your gifts were laid Offering sword and bow Thus abandoning self-defense Exchanging your power for mine Hiding in the secret place Entering into covenant You loved me as yourself Greatly delighting in me Laying down your life The hills writhe in sorrow My cries echo from the mountain The king’s son has fallen The mighty man is slain The Lord be between us And my descendants and yours Eternal is the covenant The steadfast mercies sure Crippled by a fall Just like Adam long ago Mephibosheth your son Dines with me forevermore Jonathan, O Jonathan! Glimpsing Calvary through you The covenant of blood All the prophets foreknew PREVIOUS ENTRY | NEXT ENTRY SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY FOR THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE The opinions expressed by authors may not necessarily reflect the opinion of FaithWriters.com. If you died today, are you absolutely certain that you would go to heaven? You can be right now. CLICK HERE JOIN US at FaithWriters for Free. Grow as a Writer and Spread the Gospel. This article has been read 877 times Member Comments Member Date Leticia Caroccio 04/11/05 What a friend we have in Jesus! Thank you for your glimpse into the wonderful details of His life and sacrifice. Debbie OConnor 04/11/05 Oh so beautiful! The love between Jonathan and David was indeed a beautiful foreshadowing of the love we share with Christ. And Jonathan laid down his life and his position for his friend, just like our savior did for us. I have spent considerable time studying David with others and I never saw Jonathan this way before. Thanks for drawing the veil back so I could understand God's message more clearly. Great work! Cheri Hardaway  04/12/05 I completely agree with Debbie's comments; I have never seen Jonathan in this way before. My favorite line is: "Jonathan, O Jonathan! Glimpsing Calvary through you." What a beautiful way to draw the parallel - King Saul's son and David are a picture of God's Son and us. Thank you for sharing! God bless you, Cheri DeAnna Brooks 04/12/05 Like Cheri, my favorite line echoes still "Jonathan, O Jonathan! Glimpsing Calvary through you " He layed it all aside. I don't think we fully grasp that yet, nor will we 'til we see Him face-to-face clothed in kingly attire ever His own. Laying down His weapons on my behalf. Great job.... Delores Baber 04/13/05 Wonderful! I have always loved the relationship between Jonathan and David but you brought out aspects of Christlikeness in Jonathan that I had never seen. Thank you for sharing your discernment and your gift. Deborah Porter  04/18/05 Hello dear Crista. I probably won't get to do this every week, but I'll try to do it as often as I can. I really just wanted to let you know that "The King's Son and I" made it into the semi-finalist list for the Friendship Challenge. Be encouraged - you were right up there with the winners. With love, Deb (Challenge Co-ordinator) Nancy Hardy 04/21/05 Crista, First off, I love your poem's title - great idea. Second, I, like everyone else, have been impacted to see this, earthly and spiritual brotherhood between these two men, in a new and glorious way. An exceptional poem penned with skill and tenderness. Lovely job, Nancy Sally Hanan 04/23/05 Well done Christa, you have woven much through these words.

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