Poems

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"As it is in heaven"

Margaret Tsuda

Why notlive each dayas if it wereour first day in heavenrather than(as some counsel)our last one on earth?

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We can praise!

Shirley Mary Nicholson

I wanted to praisebut praise didn't come:problems requiring solutionand other burdensweighed heavily.

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Man beloved

Paul Edward Gingell

We are never lost from God,nor ever at a loss to realizecare and comfort at His presence—

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As shepherds

Jane Murdock

As shepherds keep guard over straying flocks,we must watch over our flock of thoughts.

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Oh, for more Nathans!

Kerry M. Knobelsdorff

Whose moral courage risks retaliation,while uncovering errorthat we may be healed.

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70X7 (See Matthew 18:21, 22)

Patricia P. Wilson

Dear Christ,teach usto multiply—to bearforgivenessfruit sobounteouslywe loseall countsurmountingevery hatewithboundlesslove.

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Condition of progress

Marietta G. Lyon

Honesty answered firsta blunt, uncompromising "No"While False Humility rationalized"It's not to be expected!"Self-Righteousness.

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The light of Christ is not a patchwork quiltIt is a seamless garmentSo we cannot be satisfiedwith stitching our lives togetherinto pleasant little patternsThe only real patternis the one of transfigurationThe light of Christ is a transformernot a seamstressThe Christ not only mends, it restoresand renews and reveals what already always has beenAnd every time we part withour preconceived pieces,our this-is-how-it-should-work-out outlookwe are blessedand robed in light,a light that also warms the world,the Christ light, which is not a quilt butthe Comforter.

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"...now I see"

Raysiri Franklin Horace Doghor

Like the man Christ Jesus healed of being born blind,Or like being born blind,I found my entire being mentally deepIn a world of darkness,Not discerning the truth, the light.