And Did Those Feet

And did those feet in ancient time.
Walk upon England's mountains green:
And was the holy Lamb of God,
On Englands pleasant pastures seen!
And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among these dark Satanic Mills?
Bring me my Bow of burning gold;
Bring me my Arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of fire!
I will not cease from Mental Fight,
Nor shall my Sword sleep in my hand:
Till we have built Jerusalem,
In Englands green & pleasant Land

I do not know exactly what Blake was trying to say when he wrote this poem, but I can tell you what I think he meant. I think that he was trying to make a point about the need for evangelism in England. When he talks about how jerusalem was not built in England or among its Satanic Mills I think he's referring to the lack of Christianity there. Then he goes on to describe the spiritual armor that he equips himself with as if to go to battle against all things not of god and to rid them of England. When I first read this it made me want to go jump in my truck and witness to everyone in Mobile. I think that this passion for evangelism is something that every christian needs and should desire to have. I know that I come no where close to being this motivated, but I hope that one day I god will give me this passion and the spiritual maturity to be able to do something with it.

P.S. I commented on Katelyn Osborne's Post: Does Sin Equal Suffering?