Tag: Poems

Salvation – A Poem

Last week one of my fellow bloggers commented on my poem titled “Forgiven” that she was thankful for salvation. I immediately knew that I had to write an acrostic poem using this word, because I am also thankful for the free gift of salvation that...

Forgiven – A Poem

Because of Jesus’ sacrifice for my sins, I have been forgiven. It is a wonderful feeling to know that God knows everything about me — every thought, word, and deed — and still He loves me and is faithful to forgive me. I am so...

Prophecy – A Poem

In pondering what to write for my Thankful Thursday poem, I couldn’t think of a synonym for thankful that I wanted to write about (not even using my online Thesaurus). So I decided instead to write about something I am thankful for. The thing that...

Faithfulness Gentleness Self-Control – A Poem about Fruit

This is the third in a series of poems (actually one long poem spread out over three weeks, or nine small poems crammed into three weeks, depending on how you look at it). This is my Thankful Thursday tribute to the Fruit of the Holy...

Patience Kindness Goodness – A Poem about Fruit

As I wrote last Thursday, one of the things I am so thankful for is the Holy Spirit. He is such a blessing in my life and helps me in so many ways. It seems only appropriate to take another Thankful Thursday to continue my...

Satisfied – A Poem

Mick Jagger sang “I can’t get no satisfaction.” What a sad way to live, but many people do live like that. Some people, no matter how much they have, are never satisfied and always strive for more. I much prefer Johnny Cash’s “A Satisfied Mind,”  knowing that...

Grateful – A Poem

In planning for Thankful Thursday, I asked my son for a synonym for thankful and he said, “Grateful.” I’ve been putting off writing a poem based on this most obvious synonym for thankful, but I guess it’s time to give in. Grateful is a terrific...