What if Christ hadn't come?

If Christ hadn't come this world we live in
would have been far bitter and cold
with no hope of eternity
and no faith to sustain  life.

Love would have lost its glow
Grace would have been a foreign term
Forgiveness wouldn't have become our choice
And mercy rarely be on display.

If Christ hadn't trodden this earth
Mother Theresa wouldn't have arrived in Calcutta
to touch and soothe the untouchable
And to serve the oppressed with untainted love and kindness

Martin Luther King wouldn't have marched on the streets
With his dream of freedom for his fellowmen
And a passion of equal rights to black, white and brown.

If Christ hadn't come to earth
Slave driver John Newton wouldn't  have
turned to be a slave himself to Christ
And  given us the most loved hymn-Amazing Grace.

If Christ hadn't come
Nicky Cruz-the leader of the toughest gang in New York
A man, high on hate and violence
Wouldn't have turned to God
And become a tool to bring fellow gangsters to love God.

If Christ hadn't come
I wouldn't be the person who I am today
And my life would have missed the joy
peace and contentment I'm blessed of today
amidst life's echo of trouble and uncertainties.

(July 05,2005)