Category Archives: Faith and Hope

Sometimes a womanIs without a man,To hold her tight,And tell her she can. But I know some things,That you need to know,Sometimes its best,Just to let them go. To wash your heart clean,Build a nest with a view,Of a new life awaiting,His blessing for you. It’s time to make room,For somebody new,Invite the unexpected,Like aContinue reading “New Sheets”

As I sail an ancient ocean,To see what the apostles see,A serpent creeps in the water,To impose his ways on me. I am helpless to kill the serpent,Put it down and rid the sea,Of its pernicious presence,Nor from it can I flee. But I hold this holy weapon,Parchment of Father and Son,Its words of courageContinue reading “Scripture”

I am living a life of the nonchalant,Though times present exceptions,Like helter-skelter run arounds,To remind me of life’s distractions. I temper my days of avidity,And lean toward nonchalance,Like a journey to the never-never,Exploring soulful renaissance. I daily dream the nonchalant,But am here for God to use,As the bobber that floats in the lake,I’m but tackleContinue reading “The Nonchalant”

Sitting in the wilderness by a meager fire,A few weeks after leaving his lifeTo follow the stranger named Jesus,The disciple exhales in exhaustion. He shakes his disbelieving head,Reflecting on his stupidity,And eats a small piece of fish and stale bread,As he shivers in the nighttime air. Inside his ragged and dirty clothes,His body is cakedContinue reading “The Despondent Disciple”

Your soul feels black and blue,From evil’s daily beating,Your pain no one’s concern,Like a hare the wolf is chasing. Your road but trips and falls,Into depths of dark despair,Each seems to be life’s reckoning,Your wrongs to be declared. You must suffer this life of storms,With Panglossian view of hope,Accept with cheer what happens,For the liesContinue reading “Pangloss”

Brake lights seen are often rare,Like red eyes in eidetic stare,All these corners never straight,Twisted by the open gate. Stop him!Hold him there!Pray upon life’s saving ride,A thousand tears I’ve cried. I’ve cried. A reading of my story tells,All other roads go straight to hell,Sibilate sounds lock wooden doors,But on this ride, will hear noContinue reading “The Only Road”

Feel dirt and grime in tents of time,Hear prophecies of miracles told,Voices carried where desert winds,Blow breaths of spirits old. Walk miles of ancient sands a‘fire,Burning your eyes right through,Gaze upon the sandy dunes,To reveal his holy truth. Yon’ distant scenes of airy waves,Blooms once were said to come,Our savior plants the fallow land,His winnowingContinue reading “Second Coming”

I found out this morning that I am a real prayer warriorwith my well thought out prayers, learnedand parroted from scripture readings,church liturgy, and fed by the Holy Spirit.I throw in something personal from time to timejust to keep it real. I talk to Jesuslike a friend, a respected and loved friend,but just a coupleContinue reading “When the War Comes Home”

There are days I feel a fraud,Like a pervious Christian facade,I kneel in prayer to ask relieffrom this mirror image flawed. Evil angels have dominion here,To this world they tightly cling,Their prying claws infect my soul,Beguiling songs they sing. But I hear the words of Jesus,His voice of inspiring grace,I feel His hands wipe myContinue reading “Conflict”

How would it feel to tell the stars to flashtheir light across a darkened nighttime sky,Just talk instead of labile tempers clasharound a blazing fire on mountain high. To shower skies with snow or water drops,Or fill the seas with fish and glistening sand,To tell the sun it’s time to shine – or not,Or throwContinue reading “Made in His Image”