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Thursday, November 3, 2022

Three Word Wonderment


Lest we get consumed by doom and gloom headlines...
by dread and doubt,
A reminder of everlasting truth inspiring utter thankfulness

 The Ray that rends night's sky...


This is no vain cliché
Of insignificance
This washes our sins away
With sacred sufferance
This is ‘Never Alone’
The anchor for the soul
Goodness and mercy’s cornerstone
For faith to be made whole

This is no common phrase
To hear then disregard
This is the strength for our days
Through Hands, faithful and scarred
This is God's kiss unfurled
Salvation’s origin
This is life to a dying world
To break the curse of sin

This is no utterance
Of meritless acclaim
This is creation’s countenance
The power in God’s name
Beauty that never dies
Wonder that cannot cease
The covenant that satisfies
The crux of perfect peace

The shelter of a Wing
While wild, time’s tempests toss
The comfort in our suffering
The glory of the cross
The bedrock of belief
Courage to face the foe
The solace in our pain and grief
The grace whereby we go

The sweetness in our song
The dawning of delight
The happiness when things go wrong
The armor for the fight
That which does not forsake
To cheer us on and up
The worth in every breath we take
The sparkle in life’s cup

The Ray that rends night's sky
The Voice that calms our dread
The Law no law can nullify
The scapegoat in our stead
This is our joy complete 
No void of want contends
This is Enough for all we meet
Nothing this Truth transcends

This is no trite maxim
No hollow platitude
This is a Light that cannot dim
The heart of gratitude
A boundless sympathy
Beneath, around, above
The hope of all humanity
In three words ‘God is love’

© Janet Martin

Because God is love
1 John 4:8  







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