Category Archives: Faith and Hope

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”

As I waited on my flight in an airport restaurant,From a corner booth, a harsh cough growledlike the tortured hiss of tires braking on damp pavement.I recognized it from the hospital.It was the sound of Illness.I sat down across from Illness, and he looked at mewith contempt as sweat dripped from his fevered brow;He coughedContinue reading “Abstract Conversation”

From single grains of sandcomes a broadsandy shore. Against the sandy shore, restsa vastpainted ocean. Be a grain of sand, that shapes the shore, to color the ocean. Live as God would have you –connectedwith love and grace.

My elbows were on my knees,My thoughts lay in my hands,Like a pirate under the lash,This pain was not my plan. I’m alone on this island,Choices I’ve made to blame,By my side for all these years,Then a stranger you became. Shall I live as a bird in this cage,With a skirr of flightless wings.Or learnContinue reading “Redeeming Prayer”

Forget that he’s black,With views you cannot see,His world painted by others,Telling stories that cannot be. Forget that she’s brown,That she arrived a different route,She seeks the same as you,Love and safety in pursuit. Forget that he’s white,The world dancing to his tune,Life leaning to his favor,Steeped in privilege, you assume. We need a changeContinue reading “Skin”

Rivers flow between us,Rapid waters here to cross,“My meadow seems the greener,Join me here lest you be lost.” After prayer, upon reflection,We come to realize,Higher callings that unite us,Find accord in Jesus Christ. United by our identity,A triplicity of faith,As children of the same God,Eternal souls his love creates. Our purpose like our destiny,Undeniably theContinue reading “Unity”

A glassy water tabletop,A mirror of birds and trees,Hanging like veins in marble,Dangling fresh, colorful flowers. A plethora of graceful choices,Bringing simplicity, clarity,Into a culture of conflict,Where confrontation reigns. A patient rest at this calming pool,Reveals her reticent beauty,Willing to show herself to those,Who stop to look, to understand her. Sip her artistic relief fromContinue reading “Water Walk”