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Light In Darkness

Draw nigh to the Light my children
                                Tenebrosity fills the night
                             Seek the words of love within    
                         Heaven's lambent words shine bright


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Psalm 18:28
28 You, LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.

Psalm 119:105
105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.

Matthew 5:16
16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

 1 John 1:5-9
5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. 8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

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Line Gauthier

Date: 11/12/2022 12:34:00 PM

lovely lines ~

Neva Romaine

Date: 2/9/2022 7:16:00 AM

Dearest BJ, After learning of your love of Poetry and our Heavenly Father, I stopped by to be blessed with your wonderful styles of writing and sharing of the Word. If ever you find a quiet moment, please read my poem "To All Our Poets True" for truly you are one of the blessed I speak of. May our Heavenly Father keep you wrapped in His Loving Arms Forever. Neva

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 2/9/2022 11:45:00 AM

Thank you so much Neva, I am so blessed to have met you, and thank you for your sweet comment. I stopped over and read two of your poems, and left comments on both. Thank you for inviting me over, I now have two more favorites to treasure! You are a blessing! May you be blessed Neva, as you have blessed me today! <3 :) ~BJ

Bill Baker

Date: 1/21/2022 8:52:00 AM

Thanks for sharing your poetry and the appropriate scriptures, BJ. I enjoyed reading both. :-) Bill

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 1/22/2022 10:21:00 PM

Thank you so much, Bill, I appreciate you stopping by and reading my poem, as well as for leaving this kind and uplifting comment :) God bless you <3

Silpika Kalita

Date: 1/15/2022 2:59:00 PM

So serene, soothing, holy and enlightenment! Amen!

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 1/15/2022 9:55:00 PM

Thank you, SILPIKA, both for your comment and for stopping by <3 I have been thinking about you and hoping you are well <3 May God bless you with much joy and peace in the new year ahead! <3

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 1/14/2022 3:06:00 PM

your words are like fireflies in the night, so soothing and so bright. What does BJ stand for if you don't mind my asking ?

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 1/14/2022 3:44:00 PM

Thank you, Mystic Rose, what a sweet comparison, that is a beautiful thing to say <3 B.J. is just the initials of my name, Betty Jo :) I'm blessed with the name of course, Betty after my aunt and Jo after a cousin of my dad's. My name would have been Joe had I been a boy...but I surprised them by being yet another daughter. I like B.J. so much more, it feels freer to me somehow, I don't know why. I like it better than using my own name. Many of my friends call me B.J.

P.S. Awtry

Date: 1/14/2022 7:29:00 AM

Beautiful words and message! :)

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 1/14/2022 11:43:00 AM

Thank you so much AWTRY, I appreciate your uplifting encouragement, God bless your day <3 PS: I agree with your comment on Judy Ball's poem. A faith-based anthology of inspirational poetry would be wonderful! <3

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/13/2022 8:56:00 AM

deep and beautiful, my friend

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 1/14/2022 11:42:00 AM

Thank you, Andrea <3 God bless you sweet lady!

Harry Horsman

Date: 1/13/2022 6:04:00 AM

Love the positivity, and the message. Great Poetry.

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 1/14/2022 11:41:00 AM

Thank you so much Harry, I appreciate your kind encouragement! <3

Judy Ball

Date: 1/11/2022 3:44:00 PM

Wonderful words to remind us to live in The Light. Good Stuff. A fave for me. God Bless, JB

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 1/11/2022 5:47:00 PM

His love and Light will outshine this period of darkness and will shine on forever. There is hope in Him above all things! <3

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 1/11/2022 5:41:00 PM

I'm glad you like it Judy, and it's a fave for you <3 My kids took down the Christmas lights they had decorated the house with on Saturday. A lot of my neighbors were leaving comments across the neighborhood site and saying they were sad this year to take down their lights and see others take them down. It's such a depressing time, a lot of us feel it. This poem came to my heart in a bout of sadness. I'm glad you like it sweet friend <3

Sara Kendrick

Date: 1/7/2022 3:43:00 AM

I enjoyed reading your faith-based work. If only we could live as we should be it is a daily battle against all that is wrong. I appreciate your visit to my page and taking time to leave a comment. Sara

Bj Legros Kelley
Date: 1/7/2022 1:06:00 PM

Yes, it is a daily battle. Before I wrote this, I was feeling blue and had prayed and part of this poem came to my mind. After that I read an encouraging Bible study on the Book of Daniel, and it encouraged me. Daniel had some mighty big trials, but God sent an angel to him to encourage him. It is a good reminder that we're not fighting these dark days alone, we couldn't. While reading prophecies that seem very clearly for the last days, we know that God is in the beginning and will be there past the end, His word is a light to us, and a hope! Thank you for stopping by Sara, I love visiting your poems <3