Safety valves We all need someone to confide in. A listening ear. Sympathetic company. Though some things are too close for comfortable sharing. Too painful to pass on to another. They can remain hidden deep inside. Buried, to all intents and purposes. Or we choose to release in […]
Poetry
17 posts
I Am Yours Before God I stand Hands bowed at my sides Offering the little I can: ‘I am Yours.’ No frills, no bells, no whistles. Just fear and pain and ordinariness. All that I am: The good, the bad and all that’s in-between. A simple gift Offered in […]
Never Borrow Sorrow from Tomorrow Deal only with the present — never step into tomorrow, For God asks us just to trust Him and to never borrow sorrow, For the future is not ours to know, and it may never be, So let us live and give our best and […]
The Perfect Cup it is time for meto see the flawsof myselfand stopbeing alarmed it is time for meto halt my drivefor perfectionand to accept my blemishes it is time for meto receiveslowly evolving growththe kind that comesin God’s own good timeand pays no heed to my panicky pushing it […]
Seeds for Thought The sword is heavy. And piercing sharp. Stronger than rock, It yields a mighty blow To the foe With each assault. The bow and arrow Are light and swift. Silent war implement, It yields a surprise attack To front or back, From […]
I wanted to.. but I wanted to present to you a lover – undefiled and whole with flesh like grass inviting inspection, pure and eager for your reaching arms. I wanted to present to you a mind unclotted by the mud-pied clogginess of doubt distrust free from fettered cares […]
We want to have a life of comfort, but this prayer asks that God bless you with discomfort at easy answers. A dangerous prayer to pray. May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may live deep within your heart. May God bless you […]