A poem by Odessan poet Vadim Negaturov, who perished in the fl | Russians With Attitude
A poem by Odessan poet Vadim Negaturov, who perished in the flames on May 2nd:
I am God's slave. And I am happy with this share. I am valued at an unimaginable price. It is not a brazen dollar paid for me, Not a proud pound, nor a king's gold.
Not for a bucket of jewels, Not for a chest of skins and furs, Not for food I was redeemed from captivity Of sickness and death and fear and sin.
I have been redeemed by the Holy Blood of Christ, I have received Love instead of shackles. I am called a slave... But I am not of the class Of humiliated and cursed slaves.
In me the Creator hath found a son of his own, Though I was sinful and spiritually weak. And I am free forevermore. Yet I am a slave... I am a willing slave!
I am God's slave, so I am free From the circumstances of time and place. I gladly wear the Lord's brand. A simple Orthodox cross on my neck.
That cross is neither amulet nor emblem, But it marks the stage of life, That for the rest ofmy time I am God's humble and willing servant.
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