The sonnet, titled “No Mistake Beyond the Cross Where Jesus Seeks Each Soul and Crowns It with His Grace,” proclaims the limitless love of Jesus Christ, whose cross overcomes every sin and mistake. Portrayed as a Shepherd-King, Jesus pursues each lost soul through guilt’s thorns, His gentle gaze and wounded hands offering light and warmth to the repentant. The cross stands as a bridge over despair, transforming shame into hope. Through the Eucharist, referenced as “broken bread,” Christ’s body is shared, embodying His sacrificial grace that renews and restores the broken in an intimate encounter with His presence. The poem affirms that His enduring love ensures no error can block the eternal peace He grants.

No fault too deep, no shadow cast too wide,
To flee the reach of love’s redeeming art;
Thy cross, O Christ, where mercy’s arms abide,
Outstrips the weight of each repentant heart.
Through tangled thorns of guilt, Thy steps pursue,
Each stumbling soul Thy gentle eyes behold;
No sin’s dark stain can dim Thy light’s breakthrough,
Nor chill the warmth Thy wounded hands unfold.
The cross arises, mightier than despair,
Its timbers bridge the chasm of our fall;
In broken bread, Thy grace beyond compare,
Restores the lost to answer love’s sweet call.
O Shepherd-King, Thy cross our hope sustains,
No error bars the peace Thy love ordains.