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March 15, 2016

Empty

Clinging firmly tight-fisted grip on meager things valueless things won’t let go Missing out on the costly blessings God would bestow Do you not realize you are empty of needful treasures of love and grace because you cherish nothing that lasts ____________________________ For the Poetics...

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March 8, 2016

The Notebook

The small notebook languished at the bottom of a dark drawer its pages filled with lists of vegetables, partial poems Ingredients lists for salads and stews long since cooked and eaten but not necessarily forgotten Poem bits inspired late at night by verses careening through...

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March 5, 2016

Fearless and Afraid

I am afraid and fearless I wonder why God delays so long I hear the Holy Spirit speak I see the answer to all my prayers I want my answer now I am afraid and fearless I pretend that all is well within I feel God’s tug at my heart for truth I...

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March 1, 2016

A Heart Like Mine

Praise and thanksgiving for my good deeds can quite easily lead to thinking I’m good enough all on my own I don’t need God’s mercy Comparing myself to the evil all around me can inflate my self-esteem just the same But when I peel back...

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February 29, 2016

My Journey of Lent

The journey of Lent is personal for each Christian. In fact, some Christians aren’t even aware of what Lent is, what it means. It should be a journey of drawing closer to Christ, of understanding His sacrifice. Yet so often it becomes a journey of...

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February 27, 2016

Promises of God

Standing on Your promises I know I’ll never fall Because You gave Your all-in-all Clinging to Your precious Word I know I have Your love Because You sent it from above Kneeling in Your presence, Lord I know You hear my prayer Because You promised...

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