An hour before midnight on Friday, one of God's choicest servants went to be with the Lord. Mr. Mwamba Chibuta, an elder at Kabwata Baptist Church, entered the realms of the blest, a country so bright and so fair. When elder Charles Bota called me a few minutes after midnight to break the sad news, it was like my heart was pierced by a sharp instrument. I have composed this poem in memory of our dear brother and saint. We shall meet him on that beautiful shore.
"I AM READY TO GO"
We had just
crossed the midnight hour
Eyes heavy,
intoxicated with sleep
Unbeknown that
one call would make the night sour
One call would
be a summon to weep
Turning the
bed of rest into a bed of pain
As our loss
began to grow louder than the sound of the rain
“Gone! Gone! Our brother Mwamba is gone!”
Like a bolt of
lightning the message hit
As the rain’s
fury raised even higher its note
And the heart,
to divine providence, wrestled to submit
The pale lips struggled
to speak
With a sigh,
and trembling, the words were too weak
What to our
lacerated hearts shall be the balm?
These
emotional wounds, who for us shall heal?
From the
distance I hear a voice, firm and calm
“I am
ready to go, I am ready to go”
Words that
make faith, hope and confidence their seal
And speak of a
land of purer delight
Where infinite
day excludes the night.
With faith our
brother saw that land
His eyes
unbeclouded with earthly mist
With hope our
brother saw his vision of eternity expand
His doubts banished
by heaven’s tryst
With
confidence our brother crossed death’s flood
His fear
assuaged by Immanuel’s blood.
May His Soul
Rest In Eternal Peace
Indeed, the passing on of our Elder Mr. Chibuta brought all these emotions and actions in me and more.He shall surely be missed by my family so so dearly and many more as he was such a wonderful godly good man.
ReplyDeleteMay God comfort Aunty , Mutale, Kombe , Chishiba and the immediate family members as well as all the brethren . Thank you for penning this thoughtful poem,Belinda.
Thanks Isaac well articulated cannot add more. Elder Mwamba was truly an ambassador of Christ. He leaves no questions concerning his faith. Some pass on and have a questionable faith from a questionable church not so with Mwamba I am confident he is in glory!
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