March 25, 2016 Nails of Love Jesus came to give from above His love On the cross mercy wins My sins that are told in sordid tales were nails no longer tip the justice scales He surely paid the price as soldiers rolled the dice His love, my sins were nails Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 0
March 23, 2016 Holy Week On Sunday He was lauded as King Hosanna the crowd did sing to Him On Monday He taught in the temple square in parables of sons and tenants and wedding feasts On Tuesday His authority was questioned by those clinging desperately to their own On... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 0
March 22, 2016 It Was Murder It was murder, pure and simple He was an innocent man the perfect spotless Lamb and they murdered Him If it weren’t for Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea His body would have been devoured by a murder of crows _______________________________________ The Poetics prompt at dVerse... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 16
February 22, 2016 God Never Looked Away My God, why have You forsaken Left Your Son afflicted in such deep despair And yet You hid not Your face nor looked away Lord, hear His cry for help, for on us mercy He suffered greatly because He bore our sins I cannot endure... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 23
April 26, 2015 My Simple Life The Day 26 prompt at NaPoWriMo today (where incidentally my post of yesterday was featured) is to write a persona poem, which is a poem in the voice of someone else. I chose to write in the voice of John, the disciple whom Jesus loved,... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 15
January 25, 2015 The Veil A thick, dark veil obscures Your beauty not the sort a bride wears that offers a glimpse of what lies beneath An impenetrable, purple veil like an enormous Persian rug hanging from poles of acacia wood and gold Your beloved desires to see the beauty... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comment: 1
April 5, 2014 Have You Read What He Said? – A Poem You think He’s a prophet, a great teacher, nothing more, nothing less Seriously? Have you ever read the many crazy things He said? He spoke like a street corner sandwich-board From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 0
March 29, 2013 It Is Finished – An Elfje Black the sky when He died redeemed my lost soul. Atonement. Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 0
April 3, 2012 The Crowd Shouted – A Holy Week Poem As I sat in church on Palm Sunday thinking about the coming events of Holy Week, I was again struck by how the tables turned on Jesus from the triumphal entry of Palm Sunday to the crucifixion of Good Friday. And so the idea for... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 9
March 5, 2012 I Remember You, Lord Today I want to share a song by Mac Powell of Third Day called I Remember You. It is a short but beautiful song that is perfect for this Lenten season. As we look forward to Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter, this song is... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Music Comments: 4