NEVER GO BACK

By Ken Cooper

Where’ve you been?

New Jerusalem

What was it like?



Incredible!
I was struck by the splendor of all that I saw,
Like a bride newly adorned, so radiant, pure.
And a great voice warm-welcomed all those that
came in,
Saying God was our guide, let your tour now
begin.

And wherever we went we had God by our side,
Before we had need, somehow, He did provide.
That Love seemed so natural, all loving and glad.
There was plainly never room for anything bad!
For the simple truth was, God had sovereign
control.

And what we all felt was the full glory of Soul!
Omnipotent wisdom took perfect care of us all.
From that state of perfection one never could fall.
Oh could you but see the cosmic difference it made!
And the wonderful thing is that feeling has stayed.
For I recognise now that God’s kingdom IS come;
And the Comforter, Truth, has been here all along!
This is something that you may well find very odd:
I will never go back to the kingdom of God!
How do you mean you will never go back?
I never left!

God cannot be All and not be in this place,
Wherever I turn we still meet face to face,
The kingdom of God is within you and me,
You never go back once the Truth makes you free.

"And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the
former things are passed away." Revelation 21:2-4
 
"And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;" John 14:16
 
"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. " John 8:32
 
"In the year 1866, I discovered the Christ Science or divine laws of Life, Truth, and Love, and named my discovery Christian Science." SH 107:1-3
 
"The term Science, properly understood, refers only to the laws of God and to His government of the universe, inclusive of man." SH 128:4-6

©Ken Cooper 2017