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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Spirit of Love
2007-10-07 13:23:00
By God’s grace we are saveda gift of love, poured out in the bloodthe blood of the Lamb, the Sonof the Creator. A love living within our heartsa love we can share, to serve, to sacrificeto suffer for the gospel if me mustto bring the good news to the captivesto the prisoners, the sick,to find ways to be God’s lovein this troubled world,not to be timid or scared;but to be our faithand live the words we believeOctober 7, 2007 2:23pm2 Timothy 1:1-14 ...
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Spirit of Power
2007-10-07 13:20:00
Not a spirit of cowardice,oh no. We are not of such stuffa spirit of power, of authoritya voice given to us, to preach,to proclaim, to share the good newsthe gospel to the world,to tell the joyous story,the reconciliation by graceof God and manthrough the power of the spiritliving within usOctober 7, 2007 2:202 Timothy 1:1-14 ...
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Living Faith
2007-10-07 13:17:00
The joy, in the letter,is the living faith,deep within him,the faith of his mother,his grandmother, carried onliving deep in his heartthe faith to move mountains,to make the mulberry tree uproot,the faith to go where calledto serve and to sufferin faith, living faithfaith to move feet of clayOctober 7, 2007 2:17pm2 Timothy 1:1-14Luke 17:5-10 ...
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A Meditation on Good Treasure
2007-10-07 13:00:00
We were sitting in the circle,a room in Your housearound the tablestudying once moreYour word, words for usto understand, take in, live withAn understanding, for a moment,for some of us, of the worth,the depth of meaning,of the words usedto teach Your lessonThe difference betweenthe temporal treasurein the pirate’s chestand the good treasure,deep in our heartsthe good treasure of faithThat which cannot be takenonly given up,a treasureheld dear within us,carried with uswherever we goOctober 7, 2007 2:13pm2 Timothy 1:1-14 ...
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A Righteous Branch
2007-10-07 12:43:00
A new shoot was to spring upout of the branch of Jesse,the stump down in the groundhidden below, the dormant roothidden from the wrathFrom this would come the saving,the new covenantbetween God and man,reclaiming the inheritance,the promise to Davida kingdom forevermorefor the faithfulOctober 7, 2007 1:46pmJeremiah 33:14-16 ...
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Naming the Saints
2007-10-07 12:40:00
We were filling in the blanks,replacing Lois, replacing Eunice,the names of his mother, his grandmother,those faithful, from whom he learned faithWe were filling in the blanks,a mock letter from the apostlefrom Paul, to ourselvesWe were filling in the blanks,naming the faithful,before us, who guided,modeled, mentored,shared their faith with usOctober 7, 2007 1:38pm2 Timothy 1:1-14, part of an exercise inMiddle High Sunday School,Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH ...
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Comforting Parallels
2007-10-07 05:48:00
She spoke joyfullyface aglowstanding in the kitchenof our church,her hands busy,preparing a meal,for a meeting of our leadersShe spoke joyfullyof the comfort in the revelation,again, of the parallels throughoutthe living scripturesthe story, this time,of Abraham and Isaacechoed in Christ’s lifeGoing up onto the mountainalways to the mountainsto pray, to sacrifice,to meet with GodA son offered in sacrificein faith, in lovean only sonthe son on which a legacyis to be basedAssurance God will providewill provide the lambto be sacrificed,a worthy sacrificeFaith, living faith,echoing in scriptureagain and againin comforting parallelsOctober 7, 2007 6:42amabout Joan Beldin, and our conversation10/4/07 at Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH ...
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All Fail
2007-10-06 13:13:00
Over and overthese are stories of comfortcomfort in the telling, the retellingover and overthat we all fail, all fall short,all need the saving grace of Christready and waiting for our callasking for that relationshipthat communion,which seals the breachfrom the beginning of timeOctober 6, 2007 2:12pm ...
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In Supplication
2007-10-05 12:43:00
Falling to our kneeswe offer prayers in the sanctuary,in our rooms, in our heartsin supplication before Your throneOh Lord, our Creator, our Saviorwe fall, abasing ourselves,asking for forgiveness, for mercyfor Your hearing of our petitions,each day, in prayer,in supplicationOctober 5, 2007 1:42pm1 Timothy 2:1-7 ...
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Intercessory
2007-10-05 12:39:00
Intercession, for anotherprayer for the leaders,for the children,for the others,in their time of need,for guidance, for wisdom,for unselfishness,praying for someone else,on their behalfto have their petition heard,through our mouthsour voices joining their prayerslifting them up to God,to be heard in His Courtinterceding, as we shouldfor all to be savedOctober 5, 2007 1:39pm1 Timothy 2:1-7 ...
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Where
2007-10-05 10:55:00
A search on the computerfor poetry with “where”in them, falling into thoughtsof the question “where are you God”so often heard, contemplated, poured outin the words of the Scripture, holy words,of a person, a people, Your Peoplesaints and sinner alike, wondering whereto look, to turn, to see Your face,feel your touch, where oh whereto be safe, to be loved,to feel Your comfortWhereOctober 5, 2007 11:54 ...
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Why
2007-10-05 10:55:00
Lamentations, petitions to Godfor those who lose faith, doubtdoubt the hand of God, over their livesfeeling lost, abandoned, alonewondering why they are in pain,why loved ones strugglewhy evil exists,words of the people,alone and togetherwhyOctober 5, 2007 12:01 ...
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A Hobbesian Choice
2007-10-04 11:48:00
To put your childin harm’s wayto subject them to thewhim of bureaucracyto let them carefor your loved onewhen they are wrongjust to check off a boxa hurdle to accessto justice. That cannot be.October 4, 2007 12:48pmOral Arguments, Board of Educationof the City School District of the City of New York v.Tom F., on Behalf of Gilbert F., a Minor Child, 06-637,October 1, 2007 (1st Monday in October)http://www.supremecourtus.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/06-637.pdf ...
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A Litmus Test
2007-10-04 11:46:00
Subjecting yourself, your childto an inadequate plan, a failure of law,of implementation, or fiat at its worstThat we must submit, turn loved onesover to the well-intended; but wrongto let them suffer a failed planeven for a day. Impossible.That can’t be the measure of our lawthe rights so long held dearFailing FAPE without feelingSubmitting to failurecannot be the answerOctober 4, 2007 12:45pmOral Arguments, Board of Educationof the City School District of the City of New York v.Tom F., on Behalf of Gilbert F., a Minor Child, 06-637,October 1, 2007 (1st Monday in October)http://www.supremecourtus.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/06-637.pdf ...
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