"With you is the sorce of life"
The sky, the land, the sea
The wind, the rain, the sun
The very breath in me.
I once asked the question,
Why you yourself did not descend...
If you were to die
The universe would end!
Once you raised your Son from death
You gave him immortality.
You planned to grant him kingship
For all eternity.
Although his rulership began
In the year 1914,
The physical evidence of his reign
Is still in future to be seen.
Like you, this kind and caring king
Rules from the realms above.
In harmony with your will
He governs your earth with love.
His heart will glow, his eyes will shine
As he reverses the effects of sin,
While he brings to full fruition
The vision you saw to begin.
This mighty king Christ Jesus
Will soon bring wars to an end.
He won't be a distant entity
But forever our close friend.
(Psalm 36:9, Romans 6:9, Psalm 46:9)
DAWNING ANOTHER DAY
Like sunshine of day,
Again, I have my dawning;
Glory to God:-
May divine wisdom and guidance
Lead me in labors of love.
In this day’s sojourn,
May I be a sower of
Determination:
Cultivating hope and faith
In conquering all evils:-
Use me today God,
In making this thankful day
One to be be glad in:
A day of overcoming
All trials and tribulations:-
Like Merlin, we graze
At thoughts limitless,
Benign souls scribbling,
Keyboards inspired,
Or so it seems,
Faith doubts and believes,
Love's days dreaming,
Stars, the moon, our muse,
Makes our happy hearts,
Okay poets!
In short i'll put. To the reckless
And the careful..
No matter lifes path? The advice
Is to be prayerful.!
When walls crumble down
And dreams lay strewn and scattered
Remember our place
Deep in the mountain forest
Through the sharp-thorn brush
A meadow creek side
Times like this our shelter built
Roof for our gardens
Fresh flowing water near bye
Wildflowers in Spring
Bountiful summer veggies
Fireside in Winter
I'll meet you there my true love
If God parts our path
To look once more in your eyes
Pressing your heart against mine
By: Jim Marshall Goff
ps let us join Jim by bowing our heads and offering a moment of prayer
for those who are dealing with so much right now. War is the worse kind of human battle on earth, and we need to pray that it will cease !
When walls crumble down
And dreams lay strewn and scattered
Remember our place
Deep in the mountain forest
Through the sharp-thorned brush
A meadow creekside
Times like this our shelter built
Roof for our gardens
Fresh flowing water nearbye
Wildflowers in Spring
Bountiful summer veggies
Fireside in Winter
I'll meet you there my true love
If God parts our path
To look once more in your eyes
Pressing your heart against mine
2/26/22
Today in prayer
I said to myself filled with deep joy and peace
God am I being guilty of wanting to become a saint
The love held inside the heart humbles every sin kneeling
forgiveness holds a certain grain of kindness inwardly hugging
it has a gentleness understanding good will towards others
accepting that none of us are perfect we all have our daily faults
To condemn what you do not know as the rational truth
seeking council regular examining our inner being
nothing ever looks the same looking back at reflections
the firm purpose of amendment highlights this change in character
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If I had but one thing to say
This I will whenever I pray
That I’ll be led to follow your way
Lest the evil one lead me astray
If I had but one song to sing
A joyful song to my Lord I would bring
Till from his throne will stand the mighty king
And with me join as we joyfully sing
My Sweet, Sweet Daughter, Karen
I have a sweet, sweet daughter named Karen
who is a blessing wherever she may go,
she thinks and she prays for many of MY children
and I let her know what it is that she can sow.
It might be food, or healthy products
or could be perfumes that make MY children to smile,
and because I know that for ME I can trust this child
to go an extra mile.
Karen, herself has gone through many trials
which at times the enemy had meant to bring her down,
to stop MY work from flowing through her
but, I wouldn’t let that happen so she would always rebound.
So now, her heart is full of love and compassion
and her prayers to ME she knows I will answer,
for MY ear is attentive to hear what she says
while praying for others as she has been led.
I don’t have so many like her that
I truly will call MY own,
but she is always trying to
bring others I know to MY precious Heavenly home.
You are a blessing, love you,
Written by:
Marilyn S. Jennings
December 11, 2019
In the darkest hour of the night
During the hardest time of life
When unsure if things will be all right
You should pray!
When your mind lacks peace
And your heart is too broken to beat
When you struggle to stand on your feet
You ought to pray!
When some things do not make sense
And everyone close becomes distant
When your faith is shaken in an instant
You must pray!
When the sun is about to set
And your noontime is filled with tears
When the midnight is covered with fear
Wake up and pray!
When in the battlefield
And you have misplaced your shield
When there is no sign you could win
Look upon the hills and pray!
When the race becomes too long
And you cannot keep going on
When everything seems over
Kneel and pray!
For prayer will
Put you back together
Set you in a good place forever
Keep you going no matter what
Give you something to smile about
Remove the weight off your shoulders
Relieve you from discomfort
Heal even a gaping wound
Help you follow the right way
Take you through another day
Each and every day
Remember to pray
Because prayer works!
betrayed by the pen
a corporate, seal touches
workforce breaks of day
contacts eventide
an official, seal touches
manpower morning
before the fingers
a strong, prayerful hands touches
the pen that betrayed
in God we should trust
a corporate, seal touches
in God we all trust
before the fingers
betrayed by the pen
God’s our only true friend
8/16/19
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019©
AN ETERNAL PRAYERFUL WISH WILL YOU BE ETERNALLY MINE--
this is a blessed wish prayer I must share
With you my darling…
Love!!!
-May I hold you in your spirit?
May I hold you with your heart?
May I pray for your soul?
That you’ll never lose out;
Out of the belly the living waters;
Out of your chest God’s precious breathe;
Will you be eternally mine?
Until and after we reach heaven?
8/7/19
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019©
prayerful
private serious guarded lonely
The Princess, The Go-Between, the Queen
lover of letters, law, levity
who feels the pain of family, friend, even foe
who fears chaos, anarchy, lawlessness
who would like to see a return to decency, civility, faith
absentee resident of Jerusalem, city of shalom
intense
January 30, 2019
Entry in "Writing Challenge 2, Bio form," January 2019 Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Dear Heart
The Clementine gifts in 2009
Were symbolic
Of something alcoholic
Could be from the 'Grapes of Laugh'
Or maybe fermented from a bitter past-
Heaven knows
But one thing is clear
The taste that once set our teeth on edge
Is gone-no longer here
Thank You, sweet Jesus
It's Your Spirit
That frees us
Helping us restore blocked water sources
Supplying refreshment-changing our courses
It's finding new direction
Not a matter of our perfection
You are the Perfect One
The Father's uniquely precious Son
Before the altar he kneels praying
His soul steams dollar desire
mixing with words of prayer
Sandals, Jesus-like in the feet
around neck, golden cross
cathedral built with martyrs’ bones
and he called unto the Lord;
“Holy, holy Lord of the world
listen to my prayers; and petitions
of your people I stand here for
Passports, visas, fat jobs, spouses
Give them Lord, money, honey
let them enjoy the world created
and when you call them, heaven
And your servant before you,
best vehicle, houses, plots, love
to help the poor and the needy
as you know a cook eats no bones
Take me to Rome, holy lands
so that the people I serve here
may know how much you love me”
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