Lord, I have sin and fall short of your Glory.

Here is a poem that speaks to the feeling of falling short, woven with the scripture that brings hope.

A Tapestry Torn

I come with threads of flawed design, A tapestry of what is mine: The prideful stitch,the envious hue, The selfish acts I never rue. The words I spoke that caused such pain, Like acrid,unforgiving rain.

I have sinned and fall short of Your glory— This truth is at the core of my story. The standard set,a radiant height, My own attempts,a feeble light That flickers,fails, and fades away Before the breaking of the day.

This weight of "not enough" I bear, This constant burden of despair. For who can stand before the Throne With virtues of their own? The mirror of Your law reveals The brokenness my heart conceals.

But woven in this dark confession, A thread of divine intercession. A voice whispers the ancient verse, A blessing,not a curse: "For all have sinned," the words declare, Yet in the hopeless, heavy air, "And are justified freely by his grace Through the redemption that is in Christ's face."

The torn fabric, the marred creation, Finds its hope in this foundation: Not that I finally mend the seam, But in a mercy,like a stream That washes over every stain, Making the sinner whole again.

So I bring my fallen, shivering soul, And yield to You to make me whole. Not by my merit,but by Your Son, And the victory He has won. Cover my shortfall with Your grace, And let me see my Savior's face.

---

The referenced scriptures woven into the poem are:

· "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" - Romans 3:23

· "and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." - Romans 3:24

· The poem also alludes to the concept of grace as a gift (Ephesians 2:8-9) and the idea of being made new in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17).