My prayer is that this poem wakens me/us to want God more!
(and a side note; So thankful for this first morning in a few weeks
that I feel like happy-dancing
rather than pulling the covers over my head and saying
'Day! Go away!')
It's a blustery beginning to a hungry-bird Friday!
(refilling these feeders every day right now!)
Yes. Bigger ones would be nice but have you seen the price on large bird feeders?!
We will make do with these till they break then see what we can find.
Seems we are in a season where tears and prayers mingle constantly for
so many struggling and suffering!
How lovely is this day of grace!
Lord, establish our focus not on what we see
but on You, Who we know is faithful
far beyond our comprehension
Oh, hear our prayer and convict us of our sins!
'Forgive our debts as we forgive our debtors'
How crucial is the call to be careful, steadfast, sincere
How subtle is the slippery slope that camouflages truth
How sacred is the sparkle composing the soul’s veneer
How soft the soil of innocence and fleeting green of youth
How steadfast wanes the breadth between birth and death’s on and on
How unknown the longevity that numbered days afford
How utter is the verdict when the final breath is drawn
How dire is the destiny of salvation ignored
How certain are the promises kept by the Word of God
How stable is hope’s anchor though we are tossed by life’s gales
How hard the hardships of this world without faith’s staff and rod
How wonderful to know God’s love never falters or fails
How beautiful the feet of they who preach God’s gospel, peace
How temporal the clay that molds the jars that hold our tears
How everlasting is the One whose mercies never cease
How comforting to know that when we cry to Him, He hears
How near and dear the day is drawing when all will behold
God, Alpha and Omega, who Is, Was and Is To Come
How crucial are the moments that so steadily unfold
Until no earthly tie remains, only life’s sacred sum
How quickly then before death’s summons we ought to reply
How awful to repent too late when mercy’s gate is barred
How lovely is this day of grace God gives to you and I
How patient are His hands outstretched, how perfect, oh, how scarred
© Janet Martin
Rev.1:1-7
This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him
to show His servants what must soona come to pass.
He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
2who testifies to everything he saw.
This is the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.
3Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy,
and blessed are those who hear and obey
what is written in it, because the time is near.
(John Greets the Seven Churches)
4John,
To the seven churches in the province of Asia:b
Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come,
and from the seven Spiritsc before His throne,
5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness,
the firstborn from the dead,
and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
6who has made us to be a kingdom,
priests to His God and Father—
to Him be the glory and power forever and ever!
Amen.
7Behold, He is coming with the clouds,
and every eye will see Him—
even those who pierced Him.
And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him.
So shall it be!
Amen.
who is
and was
and is to come—
the Almighty.
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