Promised Grace

From Psalm 118:1:  “O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His steadfast love endures forever!”

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Christ shall endure forever

Witnessing His steadfast love

Forgiveness heals brokenness

Righteousness flows from above

 

Christ journeys to Calvary

Bringing man’s darkness with Him

Sin’s valley of death’s shadow

Light waiting at heaven’s rim

 

Christ becomes faith’s cornerstone

Yielding to Father’s design

Truth waiting at Roman cross

Sacred blood pays every fine

 

Christ foils enemy’s insults

Shedding eternity’s wrath

Love borne, no matter its cost

Promised grace reveals faith’s path

 

Christ builds heaven’s trusted bridge

Rising from now empty tomb

Passion’s flames light mercy’s quest

Brought forth into Father’s room

 

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From Psalm 118:19:  “Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.”

Charles Stanley Quote

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If we think that the Lord has suddenly abandoned us, we are walking by sight and not by faith.

From Hebrews 13:8:  “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”

Our Creator’s Infinity

From Genesis 1:1-2:  “When God began to create the heavens and the earth, the earth was complete chaos, and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters.”

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Before mountains ever brought forth

Emptiness waits for its time

Then, Creator formed life at last

Dynamics endlessly rhyme

 

Nightly dance follows daily song

Morning’s sunrise shall renew

Creator’s everlasting time

Earth’s serenity in view

 

Delight in counting each minute

Time’s destiny in His hands

Creator’s faithful perfection

Ceaseless, unyielding commands

 

Dwelling place for generations

Harmony’s heavenly home

Creator’s time never stands still

Perpetual peace shall roam

 

Compassion breathes from time’s oneness

Love filling each endeavor

Our Creator’s Infinity

Forever joins forever

 

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From Psalm 90:2:  “Before the mountains were brought forth or ever You had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God.”

Joni Eareckson Tada Quote

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Nothing is surprising to God; nothing is a setback to His plans; nothing can thwart His purposes; and nothing is beyond His control.

From Isaiah 40:8:  “The grass withers; the flower fades,  but the word of our God will stand forever.”

Joni Eareckson Tada (born 1949) is an American Christian author and radio host.  Much of her work has focused on ministry in the disability community.  Her life journey is a living testament to this quote.

Charlotte Bronte Quote

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We know that God is everywhere; but certainly we feel His presence most when His works are in the grandest scale spread before us.

From Psalm 111:2-3:  “Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them.  Full of honor and majesty is His work, and His righteousness endures forever.

Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) was an English novelist and poet.  Many of her writings are considered classics in English literature.

Now a Grassy Field

This poem reflects upon the consequences of actions by both nature and man.  Over the years, these events have included endless examples:  earthquakes, drought, tornadoes, wild fires, hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, floods, chemical spills, wars, and many more.  Where once stood a robust village–which was full of life–now replaced by the marker of an empty, grassy field.

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Hidden corner

World’s heartache

Void’s emptiness

 

Time long ago

Quaint village

Breathing with life

 

Disaster struck

Shredding life

Snuffing out breath

 

Natural acts

Or man-made

Crushing spirits

 

Now a grassy field

 

Cataclysmic

Village gone

Quietness speaks

 

Lasting impact

Death now reigns

Changed forever

 

No more children

Shops shuttered

Purging future

 

Sun still rises

Nothing shines

Sunrise crying

 

Now a grassy field

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Matt Haig Quotes

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Between life and death, there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever.

Regrets don’t leave.  They weren’t mosquito bites.  They itch forever.

Matt Haig (born 1975) is an English writer and journalist.  Much of his writing focuses on novels with fictional themes for adults as well as children stories.