Spiritual Shelter Poems

My residence has never seen any demolition.
Nor had I to shelter under a place of obstruction.
It's my extirpated inner self that I'm fleeing from.
And seeking...

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Enslaved by ego, we are bound,
fears and desires twirl us around
and the joy we seek seems distant,
for we walk not on holy ground.

Why oh why,...

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God, you are the shelter for my soul
You provide me with the comfort
I cannot receive from no other god
You seek after me
and patiently wait on...

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A Psalmody of Psalm Ninety One
God is our refuge, He is our shelter
Kept safe from demons are those who’re blessed 
Beneath wings of the Almighty...

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Note: This is the 1st HALF of this piece, the 2nd Half ending part is ready for you on the Soup at "Poems by Mark...

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Note: this is the 2nd HALF of this piece, a little too long to post as one poem, sorry. If you enjoy story-poems, it's definitely...

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Perhat Tursun

Perhat Tursun (1969-) is one of the foremost living Uyghur language poets, if he is still alive. Born and raised in Atush, a city...

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Beset with uncertainties of the future
hurling “what-ifs” intensifying gloomy woes…
…tortured minds grieve in affliction’s turmoil 
fearing tomorrow’s insecurity-despair 
longing to be shielded
inside God’s fortress of...

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Lamenting over failure-caused anguish
Feeling doomed by pride’s weakness, I languish…
Lord, my gloomy aura, You extinguish
Shelter* me with love soul can distinguish.

Beneath the shade of grief’s...

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I've Found A Shelter in Jesus!

Through the storms of life’s sea…
I found a shelter in Christ!  
He protects me!

He’s here to help me with
...

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