Pastor Seth’s Poems and Musings
DRIVING AWAY FROM HAPPINESS TO DISCOVER JOY
Two friends and I had skied the Rocky Mountains. It was time to head back to the Texas’ flat plains. As we drove east away from the mountains Longing and grief co-mingled into joy. I sat in the backseat, alone, mesmerized. Watching the mountain slowly fade in size. There was the sad…
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Discouragement
Not a problem to solve; A doorway to enter!!! Letting go of lesser hopes, Letting go of “happiness” now. Discovering a deeper hope, And a different happiness. Hungry for Him, Thirsty for living water, Seeking Him first, The joy of anticipation. -Seth
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SEARCHING IN SHADOWS
On every mountain high, and every valley low, On every cruise ship wide, to every country go, To the new career change, to the new, next “real” love, Lasting pleasure his quest; his eyes won’t search above. The shadow of pleasure is what every man stalks, Feeling high? Numbing pain? Searching like soaring hawks.…
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Christmas Lights
All around was darkness, the night in full array. But piercing through the night, Christmas lights on display, Lights that shimmered and shined from far, far, far away. Driving through neighborhoods, Christmas lights on display. Red lights in window panes, white lights hanging on eaves, Sparkled lights, Christmas trees, blinking lights on green…
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Understanding
I hear your heart’s need, I hear your heart’s bleed. I hear your anger, I hear your hunger. I hear your mopes, I hear your hopes. I hear your thoughts, I hear your sore spots. I hear your disconcert, I hear your hurt. I hear your strain, I hear your…
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Hard Hearts
Do you have eyes that will not see? Do you have ears that will not hear? “I will see what I want to see. I will hear what I want to hear.” It’s all too true of all mankind, Too often locked in one’s mind. “I’ve already made up my mind! Faith? Faith?! Why…
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