Poetry – Life by the Word

A prayer for my church

We wish you many blessings,From our lounge to yoursAs we meet in different homes,The Holy Spirit soars Let us share

Unsettled, jealous and selfishThinking only of my future, satisfaction and desires.Needing to go my own way now.Desperate I plead for

People rushing here and thereEndless to do listsAppointments and errandsRequestsNo time to be stillNo time to listenTo the still small

The goodness of God is a cliche often said, In times of pleasure and trouble, it comes forth in my

Psalm 27 is a beautiful Psalm highlighting our need to trust in God. Enjoy this paraphrase. The actual Psalm is

Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice! Philippians 4:4 (NLT) When you find yourself in the valley,

I turn my weary eyes to you, Lord, when I can’t see the road ahead.And when it twists and winds

My students inspired these thoughts in me today. My God, are there? Do you even care? How do we

I wrote this Psalm at the end of High School back in the mid 90’s, inspired by many of David’s