Zach Uram's Blog

I’m losing weight
Every day
Soon I shall be like Adonis
In every way

I drink water
Both night and day
It fills me up
Without delay

I desire to be
Healthy and fit
All day in my chair
I cannot sit

Currently, I have
A big belly
One day I’ll be slim and trim
And so happy

I love drinking water
Every hour
Without it, my health
Would be dour

I walk outside
With my rollator, you see
I enjoy the sunshine
And scenery

I want to glorify God
Every single day
My body is a Temple of the Holy Spirit
With me, He will stay

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2026

God predestined man to salvation
At the world’s foundation

Christ would give us a second birth
This is cause for great mirth

We weren’t chosen by God for anything we did
The reason for our election He hid

Because of sin, man is spiritually dead
We are made alive because Christ’s blood was shed

The natural man is totally depraved
Only by grace alone through faith alone are we saved

At Calvary, on the rugged cross, Jesus did atone
For the natural man, the Holy Spirit transforms his heart of stone

Regeneration, through the Holy Spirit, precedes faith for sure
First comes the effectual call, we’re redeemed from the Fall, and our wicked nature

When we repent and believe the Gospel, our souls are quickened, and we’re born again
We receive a new nature by the Holy Spirit, so we are now at war with the flesh and sin

Christ was our propitiation; we received His perfect righteousness
Our sin was imputed to Him; this is not nominalism, thanks to God’s graciousness

Upon being born again, we change in our whole ontology
No longer slaves to the flesh, we become righteous, you see

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2026

On a beautiful
Spring day
Underneath an oak tree
I did lay

I sat in
The lush green grass
I was so joyous
I didn’t notice the time pass

Acorns were scattered
All over the ground
A squirrel sat in the tree
It didn’t make a sound

Beneath the tree
I read a Shakespeare play
I fell asleep
It’s been a wonderful day

I left the park
And headed home
My time in nature was great
Thus ends my poem

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2026

There was a period
When I had backslided

God seemed far from me
Around this time, I lost my sanity

I was neglecting prayer
And Scripture out of despair

When mental illness struck me
I rededicated my life to Christ sincerely

I started praying, and I no longer felt dismay
And studied Scripture as a Berean every day

Gradually, my knowledge of Scripture grew
Studying God’s Word, I would no longer eschew

I had a real prayer life finally
I began reading the Puritans eagerly

As I walked by faith, not sight
My life became godly and spiritually alright

I thank Jesus for His sovereign grace
In 2001, in my apartment, I saw Him face to face

My life now yields spiritual fruit
My schizoaffective disorder is acute

Jesus is always there for me
Severe mental illness is the cross I must carry

When I hit rock bottom, Jesus set me free
Guilt and shame, no longer did I have to carry

Now I trust God in all things
I reap the peace and joy that it brings

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2026

My sister Vi
Is very sweet
When it comes to art and poetry
She can’t be beat

Vi is caring and compassionate
She models Christ’s love
As a little child
She was born from above

Vi supports me
In every single way
I thank her for taking me in
She didn’t turn me away

Vi helps me clean my clothes
She washes them so nice
After the dryer, she folds them
Vi doesn’t charge a price

On the 4th of July
Vi was born
In Mercy Hospital
Early in the morn

Vi and I celebrate both
Her birthday and Independence Day
We have a special dinner
From her, I will never stray

We have built a home
And life together
You mean the world to me
Christ is our Defender

Vi and I are truly
Best friends forever
No matter what life throws at us
We’ll face it together

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2026

I walked into a nearby forest
It was huge, with trees as far as I could see
I would spend the day there
Connecting with nature makes me happy

Mighty oak and maple trees stand tall
Silent sentinels of times past
Season after season, they remain
For many centuries, these trees will last

I came across a placid lake
The blue water was crystal clear
I jumped into the lake
Without any fear

Later, I saw a white-tailed buck
He had 16-point antlers, you see
He quickly scampered off
I felt peace and serenity

I came across an owl
Sitting on a tree
It flew away
I guess it was scared of me

I sat down beneath a tree with moss
The plush green grass was relaxing
I fell asleep for a couple of hours
When I woke up, I went fishing

In a nearby stream
Were rainbow trout galore
I caught a few for dinner
My stomach wanted more

The sun was setting
I got in my car and drove away
I thank God for His wondrous creation
Thankful for the memories I created today

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2026

The economy
Of the Trinity
Is a mystery
To mankind
The Triune God
Is a single
Unified Entity
Expressed
In 3 Persons
God the Father
God the Son
And God
The Holy Spirit
Each Person
Is divine
God the Father
Predestines
The Elect
God the Son
Atones
For mankind
And God the
Holy Spirit
Quickens our
Dead souls
Regenerating us
The ontology
Of the Trinity
We can only
Discern
To a limited
Degree
The inner
Workings
We cannot
Comprehend
They remain
A mystery

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2026

My sister Vi
Is my best friend
We’ll be together
Until the very end

We have been roommates
For twenty-three years
We’ve shared good times
And our hopes and fears

She is an amazing person
Very warm-hearted and caring
I truly cherish her
And the time we’re sharing

Vi has a degree in English literature
She fills my heart with glee
She’s very intelligent
Living with Vi, I am so happy

We dearest sweet chumlay
I love you
Being together is the best
There’s nothing I’d rather do

We’ve laughed and cried
Comforting one another
I am so proud to be your brother
You are better than any other

I pray God gives us
Many more years together
You help me with my mental illness
We will be best friends forever

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2026

The universe is my playground
I search for a new sight or sound

A phased mind warp lets me travel
Each mystery of the cosmos will soon unravel

I go from galaxy to galaxy
I travel at a superluminal velocity

I’ve visited many a planet and star
My travels have taken me very far

I explore the future and the past time
My explorations are sublime

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2026

Before God said
“Let there be light.”
The physical universe
Did not exist
God spoke through
Christ
The divine Logos
Jesus, the living Word
He literally
Spoke creation
Into existence
All of spacetime
With its matter
Energy and forces
Exploded forth
From a singularity
Unimaginable
Energy and heat
Was released
And expanded
Creating
The universe
This is referred to
As the Big Bang
Creation testifies
To the reality
Of the Triune God
Natural law exists
So no person
Has an excuse
For denying God

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2026