Category Archives: Faith and Hope

I am afraid of being all alone,No smiles or love, nowhere to call home,Moved around, from room to room,Though I need you now, they tell me, “soon”. Sometimes confused; more often forlorn,From the life I loved, uncaringly torn,Family visits me but never stay long,A tease to my heart like a familiar song. I am captiveContinue reading “Alone”

The wind blows hard against the sailas the bellow of the jib sail pullsmy boat across the ocean,Neptune’s power showing full. The sailing ship’s commandercalls the sailor to the struggle,Wind seeker’s hands pull hardthe main sail lines from trouble. Soon the winds begin to changeas hope rises from the sea,A faith wind now at myContinue reading “Faith Wind”

Imagine a rose of consequence,Sepal, petal, and thorn,Like a cross made of flowers,In our conscience to be worn. This flower intends to bless,The sweetness like her name,The fragrance of eternal life, aBouquet for you to claim. But woe is part of consequence,She warns of thorny stems,The choices He provides,Are choices sent by Him. Come closeContinue reading “Consequence”

John the Baptist, the innocent,For Jesus, he set the stage,He baptized many new citizens,For salvation in Jesus name. The word of God came to John,Who danced while in the womb,Preaching a baptism of repentance,For forgiveness, avoidance of doom. At the pinnacle of John’s ministry,He baptized Jesus our Lord,It began God’s march to mercy,Holy Trinity theContinue reading “A Dreadful Beheading”

Dry bones lay in the valley,A dead stretch of life gone by,Ezekiel tasked to prophesy,To sinew and breath give rise. Rattling bones come to life,Dressed by the word of God,The sounds carried by the wind,No longer dry or flawed. Joy washes the garden of lost souls,His covenant through love renewed,Forgiveness, the ultimate gift,As the prophetContinue reading “A Valley Rises”

I looked out upon a stand of trees,With a trail that could go anywhere,The leaves of the trees waggled,Blown round in capricious wind. Sorrowful for their confusion,I wanted to help them in some way,Because choices have to be made,Even in the face of uncertainties. I went on and soon, the trail split,Neither path was certain,IContinue reading “Keep Going”

When you feel addicted to evil,To the charm of vicious snares,To things that want kill you,And the addiction doesn’t care. When your heart no longer sings,If you’re lost despite your prayers,You ask where redemption is,‘Cause it seems no longer there. It’s best to sit in silence,A choice too seldom made,Just listen for forgiveness,For his mercyContinue reading “Addiction”

My eyes are closed for woe is me,Life has stolen my liberty,My body broken, my spirit lost,Directions home seem windward tossed. Eyes colored yellow from what I’ve seen,Rimose skin from forward lean,Broken promises strewn afar,A sky of storm, no moon or star. Searing sun with burning beams,Like starting the day without dreams,Fighting back, I struggleContinue reading “Woe – Be Gone!”

Christian friends, worship, and scripture,The legs of my spirit stool,They keep the light bright inside,Where the Holy Spirit rules. Some days are tiring and dark,An immobility in my limbsSin like a familiar cloak,My mind corrupt again. Then I find my spirit stool,I sit in prayer to think,I feel you come to rescue me,With bread andContinue reading “Spirit Stool”

Morning greets me in a pallet of green,Rain setting gently on leaves that gleam,Accents of yellow, grey and brown,Blending as one in a natural gown. The shrubs, the grass, the leaves of trees,Wave in the breeze to pleasure me,Why these are green, I now confess,To not know why nor can I guess. The sky reservedContinue reading “Colors”