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. |
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Royal Priests
2007-10-22 20:37:00
Step on up, each one of youyou, yes you, are called, invitedto be transformed and to bean instrument of transformationto accept the gift of graceto be a conduit of that graceTo say yes, a heart-felt yesto let God inso God may shinethrough you tooOctober 19, 2007 ...
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Coming up Beside Me
2007-10-22 20:33:00
Joy walked with meon this dusty road,walking with my brotherswe walked with Himwith our brother Jesusliving with us in communitybeing His disciples, in that space togethera cloistered communityliving, praying, studying at His feetListening to Jesus, speaking to us allthrough our brothers, our sistersharing a piece of Himover and over; like Mary,we had to sit at His feet,anoint them with oil, with nardto stop the world’s pressures,day to day concernsspend time with our Saviorwalking that roadwith HimOctober 22, 2007 9:33pm ...
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Being a Priest
2007-10-22 20:28:00
By actions more than wordswe live out the blessingsthe title we are givenAll of us are heirs,all members of the royal priesthoodBy our service, our careour love for our neighborswe live our faithBy these we becomeHis hands, His feetHis body in our timeOctober 19, 2007 ...
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A Heart-Shaped Hole
2007-10-22 20:25:00
For each of us there isa specific, a singularheart-shaped hole in our livesA hole which only He can fillwhen we try, we failnothing else, no matter how hard we tryNo, nothing else will doWe need God, only Godto be wholeOctober 19, 2007 ...
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Open the Gift
2007-10-22 20:22:00
Brightly colored,beautifully wrappedit sits waiting for usA gift beyond measuregiven long agofor each and every soullong before our birthsitting in plain sightReach out, shake it,it cannot be broken.Open the gift, just say yesOpen the giftits wonders to beholdOctober 19, 2007 ...
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A Tractor Beam
2007-10-22 20:19:00
Pursuing, pulling, calling usthe offer of God’s loveof His gift of saving graceHis love wanting to reach usTo bring us back to Himinto a loving, lasting relationshipto walk once more with GodAnd feel His peace, His lovein our lives, every dayOctober 19, 2007 ...
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Grace Offered Before We Ask
2007-10-22 20:16:00
A free gift, without our askingpursuing us, in big and little waysreminding us, calling to ustrying eternally, to draw us homeinto relationship with Himto walk, commune, with Himthrough our risen Lord, Jesus Christand the Spirit ever presentOctober 19 and October 22, 2007Walk to Emmaus ...
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Shades of Grace
2007-10-22 20:13:00
A triune image,shades of Your beautiful graceWaiting available to me,meeting me where I am, when I am readygrowing in mewhen I submit to Your willDimensions of the one Graceof the one GodFather, Son andHoly SpiritWorking in meOctober 19, 2007 ...
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Your Table
2007-10-22 20:08:00
Your candle, lit, glowingcasting light against the cupfilled with the wine, Your bloodthe shrouded breadsymbol of Your bodyYour table waiting for usfor the breaking of the breadthe sharing of the cupin remembranceOctober 19, 2007 ...
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Why I Am on the Road
2007-10-22 20:06:00
Words You have given meto share, the joy of Youin this world, in Your lovefor Your people,by blood, by faithYour people, of Abraham,of the baptismWords You have given meHelp me Lord, todayto dwell in Your Word,Your grace, to find Your TruthYour Love, to sharein the wordsYou have given meOctober 19, 2007 ...
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Traveling
2007-10-22 20:02:00
Traveling this roada collection of individualswalking the same stepsbut our own pathStarting at different pointsin our own lives, our experiencefollowing our own callwithin the common actsthe sharing we will dowithin these walls, on these groundswalking humbly on this roadfollowing Christ aloneOctober 18, 2007 ...
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Her Picture With Me
2007-10-18 13:29:00
Before the bag is packed,a bit of work to do, to prepare myselffor this time away, this time for studyfor meditation, for prayerA time to gather the thingsthe clothes, the books,I will needA picture of her,big, bold pictureher smiling facewill go with me,be with me thereOctober 18, 2007 2:28pm ...
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Unworthy
2007-10-17 21:19:00
Lord, I wandered in the wildernessYou saved me even though I am a sinnerI stayed away from your church,You saved me even though I am a sinnerI strayed away from the faith of my youthYou saved me even though I am a sinnerI thought I didn’t need the churchYou saved me even though I am a sinnerI lived my life outside of a faith communityYou saved me even though I am a sinnerI did my own thingYou saved me even though I am a sinnerI was lostYou saved me even though I am a sinnerI violated your commandments, your lawsYou saved me even though I am a sinnerI have sinned against my neighbor and against youYou saved me even though I am a sinnerYou brought me back to the flockYou saved me even though I am a sinnerYou welcomed me inYou saved me even though I am a sinnerYou gave me a home in your churchYou saved me even though I am a sinnerYou taught me Your WordYou saved me even though I am a sinnerYou gave me gifts beyond measureYou saved me even though I am a sinnerYou showed me where to serve ...
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The Apostle's Creed
2007-10-17 12:51:00
Our church is using a book, "The Apostle's Creed for Today, by Justo L. Gonzalez, as the basis for our Fall Neighborhood Groups. Based on reading the Introduction, the first three chapters, and the chapter titles, below are over 25 poems parsing the language of the Apostle's Creed. I am sure more will follow over the next few weeks. ...
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