Poetry Where You Live Poetry and photo site with over 1,650 poems and 660 pictures, along with many links. At least 500 of my poems are faith based. Member of United Methodist Church. Statistics Unique Visitors: Total Unique Visitors: Outgoing: Total Outgoing: 0 0 0 2207

Articles from Poetry Where You Live

Sin 2007-10-23 04:41:00 Separated fromI Am and ourNeighborOctober 20, 2007 ...

Learning for Life 2007-10-22 21:58:00 We grow or die, in our faith, in lifewe learn and grow, through studyBut there is no magic cure, no shortcutGrowth comes from beginningCommitting ourselves to the workto scripture, Your story,the story of the saints, fellowshipand the sharing with othersOvercoming doubts, fears, excusesliberates, nurtures, feeds usprepares us for the workwe are call to, in loveOctober 20, 2007 ...

Grace Abounds 2007-10-22 21:49:00 Grace aboundsin the stars that shinein the touch of a baby’s handthroughout our worldand in the life of faithWe see God andfeel His graceall aroundin the water and the winein the blood and the Bibleall aroundgrace aboundsOctober 20, 2007 ...

Open Your Eyes 2007-10-22 21:45:00 Open your eyes and look aroundfor in everything and everywheregrace abounds, in the natural worldwithin the community of faithin the love of GodGod sets out the means of graceso we might seein the sky, the life around ustouching our sensesthe hand of God in the natural worldin acts of sacraments and momentsof sharing, of doing God’s willGrace abounds, if we will but seeOctober 20, 2007 ...

Will You Let Him In 2007-10-22 21:41:00 He is waiting, patientlyat the door of your heartHe as knocked, once againWill you let Him in,accepting God into your lifefostering a relationshipOur loving creator,our savior, standsat the doorway of your heartLet Him inOctober 19, 2007from Prevenient Grace to Justifying Grace ...

Piety 2007-10-22 21:36:00 Pray to our GodInquire on the truth in His WordEvery day meditate on your life with GodTake time to worship in your churchYearn to commune and grow in ChristOctober 19, 2007 ...

When He Knocks 2007-10-22 21:32:00 When He knocks,when you hear his voiceon the outside of the doorthe outside of your life, your heartOpen the dooraccept His love, His hopefor you, for your heartJustify yourselfin the responseto the unmerited love of GodOctober 19, 2007 ...

Open Your Heart 2007-10-22 21:25:00 Open your heartto the calling of Godlisten for His call to youstill yourself, from the noise of todayopen your heartfor a change in your lifeto see the world anewOpen your heartaccept His gift of gracetransforming grace freely givena precious gift of loveOctober 19, 2007 ...

A Recipe for a Life of Piety* 2007-10-22 21:24:00 An epiphany of awarenessan overflowing desire to know Youwill to bear fruit worthy of Your gracedirection to stay focused on Christa heart of naturalness, being yourselfa modicum of courage to get out of the boatand an ample helping of joyto share with the worldOctober 19, 2007*Quantities will vary ...

Opening the Door 2007-10-22 21:19:00 It is a moment, an instantof grace, transforming usin that very secondwhen we accept the offerthe free giftand open the doorLet the gift of Godthe saving gift of lovepour into your heartfull to overflowingAllowing Christ to enter ininto your beating heartAnd, by so doing weenter into the bodyof our brother, the Christinto the House of GodOctober 19, 2007 ...

Accepting God 2007-10-22 21:12:00 Justified not by works.So is the basis of our creed.Only by accepting God, his agape love,are we justifiedChanged in a twinkling, as ifcrossing an invisible line.Called to a different lifewe respond to that giftOctober 19, 2007 ...

God’s Hands, Your Feet 2007-10-22 21:04:00 God’s hands are your handsyour feet are His feetIn this time and place,the infinite is made real,through us, through what we doGod’s love manifested in usHis love in our loveWe are the bodyHis fiber and sinew.October 19, 2007 ...

Living Stones 2007-10-22 20:57:00 Odd and misshapenliving stones, joined togetherbuilding the foundation, the walls,of Your temple, Your holy churchWe are each, as we are, the bricks,the stones, the bodythe living body of ChristLiving stones working outour own walks with Godafter accepting His invitationto walk with HimOctober 19, 20071 Peter 2:4-5, 9-10 ...

Because the Father Cried 2007-10-22 20:52:00 It was in His tears, the tearsof the loving fatherthat he was saved,in the pain he caused the fatherthat he was forever changed.Moving forever from his former lifeto a different existencea new beingbecause of the father’s loveNever the same again.October 19, 2007story of a boy who never stole againbecause of the pain it caused his fatherand the message for us of the loving Godwho weeps when we are away from Himbecause of our sin ...

A Bridge to God 2007-10-22 20:48:00 Christ is the bridge to Godthrough His sacrificethe chasm is spannedthe breach sealed for all timeA way is made clearwe walk that bridgejoining our lives with thosewho have made that walk before usMay we then, be a means,a bridge, for our neighborsOctober 19, 2007 ...