How hopeless and troubled
I felt I’d become.
The darkness had doubled
Since Satan had won.
I feared there was nothing-
No good could be done-
Until I was bathed
In the Light of God’s Son.
I worried I’d gone
Much too far to retreat.
My sins seemed my master
At every heartbeat.
So, I’d strive day and night
To turn tares into wheat,
But the world worketh lies,
And the devil will cheat.
I was like to be always
The same kind of man,
With a sin on my lips,
And damnation at hand.
When, deep in despair
And too broken to stand,
I fell to my knees,
And awaited command.
My Lord, in His mercy,
Looked down from above,
Not with wrath or disdain,
But with infinite love.
What came was a whisper,
No push and no shove,
But it lit up my soul,
And it filled me with love.
Inside something shifted,
And soon I was pleading
With Father in heaven
To show me the meaning.
I knew in my bones,
And throughout my whole being,
That I’d felt Christ’s love;
I knew without seeing…
Haiku-sen'ryu SERIES:
Seek things from above
feet on ground, blue sky in spring
gilded clouds chase the NIGHT
my role, just a scene
the author knows all the Acts --
personae, THE END
... I am the light of the world
— John 9:5
The Heavenly Father
gave us the SonLight
So pure ... so True,
so bright
The SonLight shines
in the darkness
Nothing is hid
from the Angel of the burning bush,
nothing at all
The Angel of the bush that don’t burn
reveals every thought
Such radiant SonLight
shining into the hearts of men
Son flares so spiritually bright
exposes every dark sin
Come walk into the SonLight
with naked honesty
Do bask freely in the SonLight,
and feel the waves
of warm, soothing serenity
You are the light of my life
I will help you not to strife
For your mom is here
I will dry every tear
You are the reason of day
To stop and hug to say
I love you my son
And you are the only one
Even if mommy is feeling low
You make my heart glow
Even though you are three
I see a lot of me
You are the light of my life
Even if I struggle and strife
You are my sunshine in every way
To help me go on every day!!
Rachel Thibeault
November 2010