Category: Poetry

  • Tranquility

    Tranquility

    Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is comfortable, and My burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30 Refresh my soul with perfect rest as You increase…

  • Living

    Living

    For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. Philippians 1:21 I had to die to truly live, die to myself, that is, and live for eternity instead. Now living means living for Christ, He is my purpose and constant peace. To be with Christ is all I need in this…

  • Restored

    Restored

    If you return to God and put right all the wrong in your home, then you will be restored. Job 22:23 Yesterday is gone forever, but God still holds my future in hand. I used to wander through the dessert, but God saved me from no man’s land. My hardened heart was closed to grace,…

  • Love Divine

    Love Divine

    Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. 1…

  • Mizrach Shemesh

    Mizrach Shemesh

    The mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising sun to the place where it sets. Psalm 50:1 Fresh day in nature’s womb luster in every hue awakes the morning dew. Newborn sunrise in bloom, delivering through doom creating all things new. Such a feast for the eyes, as light…

  • Revived

    Revived

    The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? Jeremiah 17:9 Heart hollow and empty, fatally dark, until God’s glory revived my dead soul. Poetry type: Tetractys

  • Unfolding Words

    Unfolding Words

    The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. Psalm 119:130 My soul was completely blinded, until God’s Word turned on the light. Making wise the simple minded, like a new day bursting through night. It’s by far my greatest treasure, by any meaningful measure. God’s Word will continue to shine…

  • Radiance

    Radiance

    Open my eyes so that I can see all the wonderful things in your teachings. Psalm 119:18 The radiance of God’s great worth covers the earth, so deep and wide, where stars collide. Triumphant God commands the light, granting insight, setting us free from stormy sea. The truth of His Word makes us wise, giving…

  • Made Whole

    Made Whole

    May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together—spirit, soul, and body—and keep you fit for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. – 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Bleakest Starkest Deepest Darkest Entering the bleakest, starkest soul, God’s love turns the deepest, darkest whole. Poetry type:…

  • God’s Touch

    God’s Touch

    He hushes the storm to a calm and to a gentle whisper, so that the waves of the sea are still. Psalm 107:29 Souls like raging oceans engulfed in darkness. Yearning for God’s light and calming touch. Poetry type: Septolet

  • The Glory of the Lord

    The Glory of the Lord

    For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord’s glory, as the water covers the sea. Habakkuk 2:14 Light will shine in dark hearts giving knowledge to those who seek Him. The whole earth will be filled with the great glory of God as the water covers the sea. As sure as…

  • Grafted In

    Grafted In

    I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing.  John 15:5 To wake each day to blessings divine, I am the branch and You are the Vine. By Your great design, I’ve been grafted in, where mercy…

  • Like the Dawn

    Like the Dawn

    Light is sown [like seed] for the righteous and illuminates their path, and [irrepressible] joy [is spread] for the upright in heart [who delight in His favor and protection]. – Psalm 97:11 I bask in His light through the deep dark night until my hardened heart sings. With patience and care He hears my prayer…