Reminders That Bear Repeating

Dawn's glory bathes the tarmac of time's temporary place

Kind of like a reflection of our God's goodness and grace

Though shadows hide the face of He from whom new mercies brim

Faith sets its feet on what must be and fixes eyes on Him

Today's sort of poem is often written as  a reminder to myself

as much as anyone, to not get consumed by what I/we see

but what I/we know!

So there is nothing that has not been said or written before

in today's rhyme but only truth that bears repeating 

so we do not get side-tracked in our faith-journey... 

In this old world of woes we bear

Abides God’s everlasting care

No fear or threat can overthrow

The One whose grace whereby we go

Though hills and valleys mar the view

Goodness and mercy follow through

No matter where our path may lead

His faithfulness will intercede

Do not despair, come what yet may

God’s ear is just a prayer away

There is no groan He cannot hear

He understands the wordless tear

Life leads into the great unknown

But we do not go there alone

Through high and low of hill and vale

The hand of God will never fail

Hope tames the tempests of dismay

It flickers on wicks of decay

It pierces trouble's dark façade

And beams with the Presence of God

Our strength is not in what we see

Our freedom mandated by He

Who has gone to prepare a home

For all who seek City To Come

Then bend the knee and bow the head

And bring before the Lord each dread

In this old world of woes we bear 

Abides God's everlasting care

© Janet Martin

Lean on His Arms

Isa.52:8-10

Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices;
    together they shout for joy.
When the Lord returns to Zion,
    they will see it with their own eyes.
9 Burst into songs of joy together,
    you ruins of Jerusalem,
for the Lord has comforted his people,
    he has redeemed Jerusalem.
10 The Lord will lay bare his holy arm
    in the sight of all the nations,
and all the ends of the earth will see
    the salvation of our God.