Tag: Faith
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My Joy
My joy begins where the first light slips through the longleaf pines of North Florida, painting the forest floor in ribbons of gold. Before the roads awaken and the world remembers its hurry, I find peace in the hush of creation—in the rustle of palmettos, the chorus of songbirds, and the gentle breeze that carries…
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Even Seeds Split Stone
You ever feel so smallThat even a mustard seed appears mountainous,and no one noticeshow hard you are fighting just to stand?Like the floor has swallowed your shadow,like your voice has folded itselfinto the corner of your chest,too tired to ask for room.You smile because people expect sunrise,but inside, clouds keep gathering,heavy and gray,pressing rain behind…
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Turn My Darkness Into Day
Dear Lord,I am tired.I am torn.I am standingin a storm.Turn my darknessinto day.Lift this ache.Lead the way.My heart is heavy.My soul is sore.I knock.I beg.I need Your door.This pain walks with me.Step by step.Breath by breath.And I have wept.Lord, take the weight.Break the chain.Calm the thunder.Ease the pain.Where shadows gather,let light stay.Lord,turn my darknessinto day.…
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A POEM A DAY 220
Hear Me? God, can you hear me?Are you counting my tears,do you know my heart—the weight it carries in silence?Can you feel my fearswhen sorrow settles heavy,when I am weary, my soultattered and torn?Do you hear my crywhen words abandon me,when the depths of my distresshave no name?I reach for youon unbended knees,offering what I…
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Friday Favorites: Anyway
~by Kent M. Keith People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies.Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you.Be honest and frank…
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HIS GRACE
By the grace of God, my darkness ended.Through night’s tunnel, my soul He tended.Through many nights and countless days,He held my hand; He led the way.He stroked my heart so soft, so tender,To my supplication He did render,An answer to my pleading prayer:“Give me strength, for if I am to bearSuch heartache, anguish and blinding…
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A POEM A DAY 364
SINS BEYOND Are my sins beyond forgiveness My character beyond hope Maybe I can seek forgiveness From the Catholic pope Or maybe if I pray While on bended knee The Lord will hear my call And set this captive free Simona A. Brinson Photo by Nick on Unsplash © Simona A. Brinson and mylifeinword.com All…
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A POEM A DAY 217
PSALM OF PRAISE O God, thou art our guiding light,In darkest hours, thy presence bright.Thou art the rock on which we stand,A refuge strong, at thy command.Thy love, a river, ever flows,Through valleys low, and mountain snows.Thy mercy, like the morning dew,Renews our souls, our faith to renew.In times of trial, we seek thy grace,To…
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A POEM A DAY 208
the shepherd king In Bethlehem’s fields, a shepherd’s song,Young David’s spirit, brave and strong.Anointed king, by prophet’s hand,His destiny woven, in God’s command.With sling and stone, he faced the foe,Goliath’s challenge, fear did not know.A shepherd’s heart, yet warrior’s might,In God’s name, he stood to fight.From the court of Saul to his own reign,David’s saga,…
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