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Prayerfully I Walk…
Came across this poem, as I was having my devotional times and thinking of the way God revealed himself to me…through the beauty of His creation: Time alone in an autumn wood, I stroll on a mosaic carpet of moist multicolored leaves– rust brown, yellow, crimson. I ponder the deep red patches, scattered every step…
Living Water
He walks on desert sands, scorching heat on his soles, A parched and weary man, craves, thirsts for water holes. Beating down upon him, the air, on fire, burning, His journey sapping strength, draining, waning, yearning. At last! In the distance! Palm trees surround a pool! Fronds blowing in the breeze, his sweat begins…
Jade
Jade, a beautiful gem! You created this green! Colored lightly or dark, I love its shimmered gleam! Rings of jade man has carved, and a horse carved from jade. An artist skilled, but You, this gem of beauty, made. A different kind of jade sullies my attitude. Cynical, how I brood, callous, my sour…
TRUTH and LOVE
Revelation 2 Jesus gives John a message for the Ephesian church. He commends them for their hard work and standing for truth, then He says this : “Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.” That is, they have abandoned their love of God and, consequently, love for…
A Prayer for Those Affected by Hurricane Helene
Most Gracious Heavenly Father, creator of all and sustainer of all, we come before you humbly today and ask for your mercy for all those families that have been touched by the devastation of Hurricane Helene. We ask for courage as they face a time of uncertainty. We ask for a spirit of generosity when…
CHILDLIKE FAITH
A child falls and scrapes his knee, scared as he sees blood! Hot tears stream down his face, turning into a flood. For comfort, he’ll naturally run to his mother. His soul will be strengthened when he runs to father. A child is puzzled and doesn’t know what to do, To a parent he…
BATTLEFIELDS IN MY IMAGINATION
Satan’s magic box holds slyest tricks of his trade. A flute plays an intoxicating serenade. A mesmerizing image, perfect delusion, To get you to chase a deceptive illusion. The battles are waged in your imagination, Satan, oh so coy at building fascination. He plucks the violin strings of your affections, And lures you with deceiving…
NICODEMUS; BORN AGAIN
Nicodemus, an Old Testament scholar, Came to Jesus, confused, a midnight caller. “What the heck does it mean to be ‘born again?’ Wasn’t one birth enough on this earthly plain?” Compared to the old life a man once knew, The new life in Christ, is like being made new! A New Cleansing…
Sarcasm
Sarcasm seemed so much fun when I was young, Everybody equipped with a holster and gun. My words, like a gunslinger or an old cowpoke, “What’s the matter with you, can’t you take a joke?” With many years of practice at the “shooting range,” This gunslinger would win any gunfire exchange. Like Doc Holliday…