Summary of “Foundations in His Footsteps”

This sonnet calls believers to construct their lives on the unshakeable foundation of Jesus Christ’s example and sacrifice, warning that self-reliance leads to ruin. It evokes Christ’s journey to the cross as a guiding path of love and humility, urging the incorporation of acts like charity and healing into daily building. Ultimately, it prays for every aspect of existence to mirror His footsteps, ensuring enduring faith.

Upon the rock of ages, firm and true,
We raise our spires ‘gainst tempests that assail,
Yet if our hands forget the path to You,
Our towers crumble in the gale’s fierce wail.
O Christ, our Lord, whose steps through dust did tread
The road to Calvary, with love’s pure flame,
Teach us to trace those prints where thorns once bled,
And build our lives upon Thy sacred name.
No fleeting sands of self, no fleeting pride,
But every beam and stone in Thy design—
The widow’s mite, the leper healed beside,
The cross where grace and glory intertwined.
May all we fashion, from the heart’s deep core,
Echo Thy footsteps, now and evermore.