Summary of the Sonnet: The Uncontainable Wonders of Christ’s Earthly Deeds

This sonnet, inspired by John 21:25, reflects on the boundless and awe-inspiring deeds of Jesus during His earthly ministry, which the verse claims are so vast that the world could not contain their record. The poem asserts that no scribe could fully document, nor any library hold, the multitude of His miracles—His healing touch, transformative words, raising of souls, and calming of storms. These acts, overflowing with love and truth, surpass human comprehension and earthly limits. The sonnet concludes by praising Jesus, whose mighty works transcend all boundaries, affirming their infinite, sacred worth and eternal significance.

The world could not contain, as John attests,
The boundless acts of Christ while here below.
No scribe could write, no shelf could hold the crests
Of wonders wrought where’er His steps would go.

Each healing hand, each word that pierced the night,
Each soul He raised, each storm He stilled with peace—
Their grandeur spills beyond all mortal sight,
Too vast for books, their splendor shall not cease.

No page could hold the love that walked the earth,
No vault contain the truth His life unfurled.
His every deed, of infinite, sacred worth,
Outweighs the scope and space of all the world.

O Savior, whose great works no bounds confine,
Your mighty works no earthly bounds define.