Category Archives: Faith and Hope

When I was in control,Living a desultory life of chess,No matter the effort sustained,I could never sustain success. The closer I get to heaven,The more I search for truth,Truth found in His control,Beyond the bloom of youth. Be careful of the one who prowls,With life’s candy, gifts, and toys,Providing a roseate vision of lies,On theContinue reading “The Right Choice”

Think about your yesterday,Did you rest with family or friends?Let’s try to make another,An unction of kindness to them. Of course, not all days are perfect,But every day is a gift,Not even the hard ones can be wasted,Find others your gifts uplift. If you’ve regrets from any yesterdays,Bag them and cinch it tight,Give them toContinue reading “A Good Day”

Lord, I am your creative contradiction,With porous boundariesAmong my sin and my spirit,May your illocutions reassure me. Share with me your thoughts,That I might chew every page to the bone,Drink the last drop of every story,And enjoy the fragrance of your promise. Land my earthly flight,Lay me gently in the ground,Cover me with holy sheets,AndContinue reading “Holy Words”

Flames climb upside down,As the fire rushes to the top,And yet I feel protected,Though their burning doesn’t stop. Evil races to the candle wick,But His grace God’s quick to share,Like a dousing snuffer in hand,With belief through faithful prayer. The hate filled embers are cold now,We’re united with Christ as one,The light now showing theContinue reading “Upside Down Candles”

This is not what I expected,Not what I imagined,What am I talking about?I never imagined I’d be an old man, Now that I am here,What would you have me do, Lord?As the old man I am,What would you have me do? Though I am not as physically able,I have never been more powerful,Of mind andContinue reading “Command Me”

I live on in heaven,The father you once knew,Enjoying eternal in paradise,With others have earned their due. I tried to leave something of me,Through my words in your ears,Reflections in verse while there,Picture stories of our years. My memories stop at the gate,The entrance to where I’ve come,Now, I can only look forward,Old pathways goneContinue reading “Here I Am”

Oh, the net of life you weave,Desperate souls, searching,For companions of empathy,To testify with tears of prayer. You cross our paths like shooting stars,Each streak designed by thee,To lead us through the furnace of life,Adding your grace to shared vignettes. You stop the rain to show us the way,To a finding ground of your warmContinue reading “Latticework”

This poem was written in honor of a recently passed friend. I know he is now with Jesus and the angels. My body lays here in silence,I can see the blessed highway,Though I sense your sadness around me,I am singing resurrection. I love you but I’m focused on this garden,Waiting to meet Jesus and theContinue reading “Resurrection Garden”

There he lay in glory,A baby instead of a King,The baas and neighs of animals,No mighty bells heard ring. Of castles, armies, and riches,He cared nothing of,But to live life vulnerable,Was to live his life with love. The Christ, born of a virgin,An epiphany of good news,The author of my life,My deliverer without dues. JanuaryContinue reading “Vulnerable”

I find myself in great enjoyment,Of these early morning drives,Cool wind through the windows,Of the days beginning lives. The sun is up just so,It lays into my eyes,Begging pardon for the blinding,Still the moon commands the sky. What shall I do with this gift been given,Shall I pray, play, or die?I await His Holy instruction,AndContinue reading “Relax, You’re Not In Charge”