Best Redeeming Poems
of Knowing Thee
…Of Thee
holding peace…Glory
overlying, fine/
quite sheer radiance
overall/
dimensional
The Omnipotence of Thee
Most Holy I-AM…
nonperiel
— infinite — intimate —
pervasive Divine
enduring Breath of Life
composing the songs
of legions of translucent angels
opening petals unseen
that our souls glean
completely in the blessings
of all the shades and hues
of your redeeming life
and light
(from allizarin to zuggarat)
dressing our hours…
as graced in delight or suffering
bringing degrees of learning
to transform our journeying
time anew
— from being grown
in humanity’s coarse ground
— to becoming branches bearing
the fruit of this New Wine
grown from deeply rooted vines
for Thee, by Thee and in Thee
from dust to stardust:
magnificent!
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————————————*** Inspired by & written for my dear soul-friends at PoetrySoup.com (especially of late for the support given to me & Jim duing my illnss), as I am so daily touched by their poetry’s deeply creative spirits voicing their devotion to Our Holy Father God and King. I have found no other place on-line as similarly expressive of such blessed love. Finding the world of poetry here& & the sweet fellowship it founds, saved my life from a degree of lonliness & grief, after my beloved poet friend here in KY committed suicide without warning in 2019". I am so thankful…to God for the open & ready hearts that may be found here. In the theme of many poems I’ve read here, I’ve truly re-defined my definition of Gratitude. I repeatedly & repeatedly, too, pray God will bless all of you!
(c) s.y.eslinger 5/2024
Thanks be to God—
Categories:
redeeming, christian, god, inspiration, jesus,
Form:
Ode
IN THIS GENERATION, THE LEVEL OF EVIL HAS BECOME so RAMPANT that CHRISTIANITY IS ALMOST VACCANT.
IN THIS GENERATION, CHRISTIANITY HAS BECOME A SHADOW, SO SHALLOW THAT IT’S ONLY DWINDLING ON THE BANKS OF FOG.
IN THIS GENERATION, CHRISTIANITY, JUST LIKE DIGNITY, VANITY AND VIRGINITY ARE NOW CONSIDERED AS INSANITY.
THERE IS NO SONG, NO QUESTION AND NO PEACE
BUT WHO IS TO BLAME?
FOR EVERYONE IS MAKING A STEP BACKWARDS AND SAYING AWE SINDINE!
WHAT THEN SHALL WE DO BECAUSE EVIL HAS STRIPPED ITS CURTAINS ON MANKIND AND???
THE MORALS AND VALUES THAT COMPLETES ONES HUMANNESS HAVE ALL BEEN LOST IN THE WILDERNESS. FURTHERMORE
THE TRAUMATIC AND SATANIC ACTS LIKE HUMAN DISCRIMINATION AND ELIMINATION THROUGH PREGNANCY TERMINATION HAVE BECOME A NORMAL ROUTINE OF THE DAY.
AS EARTHLY ANGELS, WE SHALL STRUGGLE TO KEEP OFF THE DIRTY ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE MUSHROOMED IN EVERY SOCIETY BECAUSE NOWADAYS, THERE indeed IS A VARIETY OF ANXIETY.
NOWADAYS, PEOPLE HAVE ACCEPTED EVIL. THEY HAVE REJECTED CHRIST WHO, FOR THEIR SAKE, WAS SACRIFICED.
NOWADAYS, PEOPLE HAVE DESERTED THEIR SAVIOUR. THEY HAVE EMBRACED THEIR EVIL BEHAVIOR.
NOWADAYS, PEOPLE FALL IN A SPIRITUAL WAR. THEY LACK FAITH AND THE DEVIL, FROM HIS BREATH POURS DEATH ON THIS EARTH WHICH HAS NO FAITH SO?
LETS US START: REDEEMING THE TIME FOR THE DAYS ARE EVIL!
INDEEED! THE END IS NEAR! THE BATTLE-FIELD IS ALREADY CLEAR! SO YOU MUST endure, PERSEVERE AND MUST HAVE NO FEAR BECAUSE ALL DAYS ARE NUMBERED!
Categories:
redeeming, devotion, faith, hope, inspirational,
Form:
ABC
When each day begins
and each evening ends
knowing Earth is within our redemption intent,
our commitment to Sacred Earth's restoring Grace
within ourselves,
within our families,
within our communities,
within our humane-divine
nature-spirited species,
within our multi-species relationships,
within Earth,
upon Earth,
around Earth,
through Earths emerging sacred climates
cosmology
theology
ethology,
Then those economic and political
and personal and sexual
and relational and intimate
and vulnerable co-redemptive intended activities and investments,
evolve co-empathic awarenesses,
grow moments of bilateral Grace consciousness
transpire to transubstantiate
occurring and re-occurring event patterns
and rhythm landscapes within
and climates without,
in-between these dawn and dusk sacred wonder events.
To do less,
to invest less than everything,
is to risk Win-Lose harm to oneself,
and to one's sacred democratic cooperative trust
in truths restoring justice
over lies and errors disintegrating relationship,
To cooperate nondually more, so less dualistically interpreted divisions,
and dipolar, so less bipolar competitions,
and appositional, so less oppositional assumptions
between God's HolySpirit
and MatrioticEarth's Holonic Nature.
Judeo-Christian Creation Stories
are invitations toward restoration
of primal NatureSpirit Relationship;
not judgment against the too-secular, fallen, and unredeemed.
When our teachers teach other-phobia,
then we are listening and following
and too often voting for
false fake-evangelical prophets
of God as a Wanna-Be Totalitarian Fascist,
a Hater of Evil destining HellFire Futures
more than a MultiCultural Healer
toward Love-Lives Eternal.
We identify fake-patriotism
by discerning divine-humane rights
and wrongs
of monotheistic triumphalism,
rather than Gospel integrity
of profound Love
for Sacred Earth.
When each day begins
and each evening dissolves into
Sacred Earth's restoring Grace
within ourselves,
within our families,
within our communities,
Then those economic and political
and personal and sexual
and relational and intimate
and vulnerable activities and investments,
transpire to transubstantiate.
Categories:
redeeming, beauty, god, health, integrity,
Form:
Political Verse
Is there any largesse you can think of
That mitigates someone who hates
Into friend that might love for a lifetime?
And what possibly matters but God’s love
When minds that are rigid blame fates?
Where’s the reason to coax, where’s your plan’s rhyme?
Tell me what might you use as a lever,
Might bring back the peace to your soul,
Can you really get out of this danger?
What’s your plan so incredibly clever
To rescue your sense of control
When the one who must change is a stranger
Well consider the claim by Will Rogers
That all men are worthy of grace
Just how many of us have that courage?
By these lights he included draft dodgers
No sin can deny one a place,
Nor can having or not having knowledge
Might I give up my penchant for hating
All people in my life that judge?
Could my judgment be source of their anger?
Could it be that the block to creating
A more lasting peace is just smudge
That instead of a hand I give finger?
I suspect that my worst enemy lies
In friends filling head with false praise
May not kill, but can’t help with my growing
While the critical voice that with truth tries
To humble my ways, lengthens days...
He’s the one that I find myself owing.
What would happen if I should reach out to
Those souls less enraptured of me
Unsure I’ve got a spark worth redeeming?
One’s true power is changing your world view
Just be who God calls you to be
Know that changing the world is just dreaming.
Brian Johnston
November 16, 2015
Categories:
redeeming, life,
Form:
Rhyme
In early Autumn, the leaves change dress.
As early chill in night time breeze caress
and cool to adorn with colored hue,
succinct palette,
glazed by frost from morning dew.
Slowly the leaves float down.
They do their dance to the ground.
To bed they gently saunter,
slowly slumber,
They are the first signs of winter.
Soon covered under a blanket of white.
Critters, deeply imbedded, out of sight,
nestled, warmly on rainbow sheets,
yawn and stretch,
and dream the dreams of winter sleep.
The leaves, once born by nature’s hand,
brown and crumble at time’s command.
Then mixed with dirt and rain,
rabbit and deer dung,
dust to dust, feeds that from whence it came.
This poem is a varient of the Quintella, with
rhyme scheme of aabcb
© 6 Oct 2011 Charles Henderson
.
Categories:
redeeming, nature,
Form:
Quintilla
REDEEMING MY I.O.U.
by
JOHN
While in my youth I was faced with a dire need
An issue that threatened my path to succeed
My options were fading then I met an elderly pair
Informed of my quandary they elected to share
They were not wealthy in a material sense
Willing to offer assistance without recompense
I accepted their offer and went on my way
With a solemn oath to someday repay
Years passed before I could honor my word
Their heavenly journey had already occurred
Guilt haunted me due to my procrastination
I needed to satisfy my moral obligation
I met a young man claiming dire duress
Fiscal problems prevented his path to success
What someone did for me I now will do for you
You are my last chance to redeem my I.O.U.
I expect no recompense but leave an onus on you
Someday you will need to honor your I.O.U.
Categories:
redeeming, allegory, appreciation, character, introspection,
Form:
Rhyme
when she saw you she knew
d
e
e
p
d
o
w
n
(even though all her
friends told her the contrary),
that even though you had not a cent
to your name, even though
you had a string of broken
relationships left in your wake,
even though you mentioned that
your lives were not
compatible (in any way, shape or
form), even though you didn’t
want the things that she wanted in
the “future” (hell, you don’t even
use the mother****ing word),
she swore that she could
fix
you,
she swore that she could
make
you
right,
she swore that she could
adjust
your
settings,
so you looked & acted just a lil’ more
like
she
wanted---
oh, what a ****ing shame that all these
plans & strategies
that she had ready to apply,
were not redeeming qualities
in
your
eyes.
Categories:
redeeming, life,
Form:
Free verse
I searched for the whisper of love
Coloring my hopes in kindness and light
Expressions of joy raining down from above
Precious feelings to cheer the darkest night
Reminding hearts of a love story they can write
I wanted to feel the glorious inspirations
Found in the heart who feels love’s sweetness
Lingering grace with wonderous sensations
Filling my life with assurance and completeness
Amazing my spirit with its absolute discreetness
I yearned for the miracle that wound bring me
The promise of an affection that never suspected
Vowing to give my heart gentleness so it would agree
The value of this tenderness with whom I’m connected
Bringing adoration that is alive and is totally perfected
I hoped that I would be blessed with this devotion
That comes to those who listen to the sound of the heart
Who reminds them that real love is more than emotion
It comes from the spirit whose hope will never depart
The one who knows that this impression will never fall apart
I sought a love that would always be alive, forever
Giving from the spirit, with sincerity and expectation
That everything in life will be brighter and never
Allow the pains and worries of life to end the elation
That came to life when I finally found sweet salvation
Categories:
redeeming, blessing, faith, inspirational, jesus,
Form:
Quintain (English)
He took his morning seat
to hear the Sage's sonnet,
"On Punishment":
"The people are not afraid of death;
Why threaten them with death?
Supposing that the people are afraid of death,
and we can seize and kill the unruly,
Who would dare to do so?
Often it happens that the executioner is killed.
and to take the place of the executioner
Is like handling the hatchet for the master carpenter.
He who handles the hatchet for the master carpenter
Seldom escapes injury to his hands."
("The Wisdom of Laotse", Lin Yutang (ed.), 1948, Modern Library, p. 300)
He drifted off and on and in and out
as gathering dusk redreamed:
Enlightening people are not afraid of losing time;
Why threaten them with loss?
Supposing they learn fear of untimely death,
And would seize and kill unruly incarnations,
Who would be wise enough to do so?
Often it happens that prophets are killed
to take the place of omniscient justice.
Redemption of another's investment
is like handling the wu-wei hatchet for the master carpenter,
He who handles the master carpenter's tipping points
adjusting health discernment and balancing design
Seldom escapes injury to crucified hands.
Jesus was a master carpenter?
Teaching wu-wei design
and fishermanic skills
in a school of fishy men.
His health-optimizing teaching was redemptively mentored,
as is ours,
graduating from dominating executioners of time's incarnate investments,
to commence mutual-mentoring global cooperative design.
We retake each mind's messianic seat
for speaking universal salvation,
each body's bodhisattva meat
to co-invest love's warm redemption.
Categories:
redeeming, death, philosophy, political, religion,
Form:
Political Verse
the year is still young and those resolutions are still being met
but how do we make the most of the time that's coming yet?
time is so fleeting and the only time we have is now
so it's up to us to make it more meaningful somehow
to make it good, to make it worthwhile just to make it better
we need to follow the Holy Word of God to the letter
these days are more of a challenge with so much evilness all around
war in the Middle East, the crash on Wall Street and the housing market in the ground
we're in a countercultural dilemma just trying to stay in synch with God
going against the world's viewpoints with love for Jesus in our hearts
a relationship with God should be consuming most of our time
a way to redeeming it in the year 2009
to trust in the Lord and not lean towards our own understanding
to redeem the time we have by doing that which He is commanding
Jesus the Christ gave His life so that we may live
and now unto Him our love and faith we should give
redeeming the time by reading and studying His Holy words
a daily devotional quiet time where only the Spirit is heard
to be a true disciple we must take the time
to be spiritually nourished in the year 2009
for you can't think worldly thoughts while doing what God requires
you need to acknowledge His authority and do as He desires
so hand over the keys to that vehicle which is your life
and trust in God to steer you through all the struggle and strife
it might not make much sense to you what the Lord God has planned
so don't going grabbing the steering wheel just hold onto His mighty hand
God knows what's best for you even if you don't agree
just adhere to the path He has set as it will lead to victory
God has given you so many blessings so keep Him always in the mix
and as long as He's in the equation there's no problem that He can't fix
so continue to sustain and maintain a right relationship with God
and keep Him first and foremost forever in your heart
believe in Him, receive from Him and have Him always on your mind
a way to redeeming the time in the year 2009
Categories:
redeeming, devotion, faith, inspirational, life,
Form:
Didactic
Never let the darkness,
Fade your inner light,
Just burn a bit more bright,
And shine like the stars at night.
walk with the colonies of light,
break forth the bondage of darkness
redeeming your light
let it not depart from your life
Invade the Gates of darkness
never let them overcome your brighten
live and brought out From darkness
never let them stay behind you
Of all challenge and problems
let your light deem like brighten stars
Let all worries away
and keep shining your way
All challenges and problem will ends soon
Keep hope and continue shining
Categories:
redeeming, 8th grade, africa, anti
Form:
Rhyme
All of God's people on the earth
have received a gift so rare
it's for the few of this world
Jesus gives to those that's His heir
This gift is divinely inspired
sent by God for His own select
so we experience God's salvation
the best gift ever to collect
We receive this gift by faith
which is also given free
but needs exercised for action
to believe this get on your knee
Thanking God for this indescribable gift
to you been given redeeming grace
wonderful awesome undeserving
redemption God's perfect ace
Ephesians 2:8 - For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:
Categories:
redeeming, god, gospel, spiritual,
Form:
Rhyme
PSALM of Lost Words***
,My soul weeps
As the words are lost —
Like the decaying leaves of autumn,
Laying heavy from the frequent
Spring rains and —
after months of winds blown —
Massing along fence bases, waiting
To be shred and swept over new
growing grass —
Merely words, joined from running
Thoughts, which also seem quietly
Massed these days when there has
Been little more than sleep...
Forgive me, my sweet soul!
Do not weep...As I breathe
I yet exalt our redeeming king.
May I send to you
Again soft songs from my heart.
The joy of the poetry between us
Will rise to echo onwards;
To gather even from the dust
Some pastel particles to paint
New visions
In new light:
The living poetry
That dances in our souls.
Holy! Holy!
Selah.
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(c) sally young Eslinger 5/21
Thanks be to God
Categories:
redeeming, autumn, christian, inspirational, poetry,
Form:
Free verse
Features Redeeming and Streaming
May forget which features were redeeming;
Great qualities that in should be streaming;
All in full sight;
Okay and right,
And did appear in thoughts while dreaming.
Jim Horn
Categories:
redeeming, allegory, analogy,
Form:
Limerick
Lord,
love*
of Yours
redeemed me…
ransoming my soul;
granting me everlasting life.
Now, by faith’s eyes, I look unto You, my dear Saviour...
abiding in You, serving gladly indeed, reaching-out with compassion from the heart.
*Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
May 24, 2019
Categories:
redeeming, appreciation, christian, devotion, faith,
Form:
Fibonacci