Category Archives: poetry

God with Us – A Poem of Love

I often ponder the wonder of “God with us,” but especially so at Christmas time. I am in awe of the fact that the God of the Universe, the Creator of all things, He who is omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent, … Continue reading

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You’re His Special Delight

Delighted In “He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.”  Psalm 18:19 God doesn’t deliver us because He feels He has to, or should, but because He wants to. Lord, thank You … Continue reading

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Do Not Judge Too Hard

“Pray don’t find fault with the man who limps Or stumbles along the road Unless you have worn the shoes that hurt Or struggled beneath his load There may be tacks in his shoes that hurt, Though hidden away from … Continue reading

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Not Better Off Dead

A few weeks ago in response to a poetics prompt to write about a first time for something, I thought of something that I have only done once, and am thankful I’ve never had happen again. But there are people … Continue reading

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When Being Crushed is Part of His Plan

“Crush Me” “Oh, that I might have my request, that God would grant me the thing that I long for! That it would please God to crush me . . .”  Job 6:8 I have been in crushing times when relief … Continue reading

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