As Dawn Brushes Darkness Away
Ever so gently Dawn comes to greet Darkness,
touching, teasing, caressing,
blushing with delicate shades of color.
Then with rushing speed, she brushes him away.
Dawn secretively allows form and shape to be seen.
Bold silhouettes stand tall. Others float upon the sea.
Ocean waves applaud the action.
Glorious sun prepares to rise above it all.
Bright rays burst through openings in the clouds,
dance in streams above the horizon,
reflect upon waves moving toward shore.
A new day breaks upon the scene.
Victorious light has ushered in the morn.
Hush and color of newness afford breath taking drama
Quiet calm and beauty bring confidence and joy.
Reality of the creative, redemptive God, offers peace.
copyright@Mary Joyce Boehm Athey, 2004,USA
Published in Best Poems and Poets, 2004
THE INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY OF POETRY
Psalm 95:1-6
For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all all gods.
In his hands are the deep places of the earth:
the strength of the hills is his also.
The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.
O come, let us worship and bow down:
let us kneel before the Lord our maker.
St. John 1:1-3; 1:14
In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us,
and we beheld his glory, the glory
as the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
Micah 5:2
But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be
little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of
thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be
ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have
been from of old, from everlasting.
Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign;
Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,
and shall call his name Emmanuel.
St. Matthew 1:23
Behold, a virgin shall be with a child, and shall
bring forth a son, and they shall call his name
Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Luke 2:11
For unto you is born this day in the city of David
a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
A SHORT JOURNEY
Christ came to dwell on earth one day,
although He did'nt come to stay.
He spent only thirty three years,
walking this earth - 'A vale of tears'.
His heart cried out for you and me,
for He was God in human form, you see.
He even knew us before we were born,
yet day after day, He endured great scorn.
Men turned away and denied Him as Lord,
'tho He offered salvation they could not afford.
He gave Himself freely...He paid The Price,
on a cruel cross - our sacrifice.
He is on The Right Hand of God, His Father, above,
waiting for you to accept His great love.
Heaven will rejoice when you, "Yes."
Transformed completely, your life He will bless.
copyright@Janet Gladys Gosney, 2005
FLORIDA, USA
Retired missionary educator,
ECUADOR
Dedication:
Designed by God, documented by men.
Isaiah 53:5
But he was wounded for our transgressions,
he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace
was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him,
I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Matthew 2819-20
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:
and lo, I am with you alway,
even unto the end of the world.
Amen.
Who Would I Be?
If I can change the things about me
which are standing on my way.
Work through and not around them, who would I be
come that day?
Do I hold a vision strong enough to not stray from the path?
Can I focus long and hard enough to find my way at last?
Everything that I had been given: Both the blessings and the curse
are the things I need utilize, while sojourning upon earth.
I will not believe it is impossible to succeed in this great task,
for the One who has all wisdom sent me here and bade me ask.
And so my soul on bended knee shall bow before Thy Throne,
and plead for strength and wisdom to find my way back home.
And thus while on my pilgrimage in quiet thought and prayer,
I will feel the Spirit's presence, telling me I am traveling there.
That line on line I am remembering and knowing who I am
and who it is I will one day be...for now, He holds me in His Hands.
If I can keep a humble heart and my soul devoid of walls,
He will lead me through the valleys here, then on to streets of gold.
With faith I will conquer foes within. His grace protects my way.
His love will bind my sorrows. His living water feed my days.
"You are not your own." He once said,
"I bought for A Price,
You are My daughter, My own dear child,
I will lead you to My side."
copyright@Rebecca S. Jack, USA
WWW.TELLINGTOUCH.COM
Proverbs 16:2-3
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes,
but the Lord weigheth the spirits.
Commit thy works unto the Lord,
and thy thoughts shall be established.
1 John 5:20
And we know that the Son of God has come
and has given an understanding, that we may know
Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true,
in His Son Jesus Christ.
This is the true God and eternal life.
HIGHER STEPS
Poem by Elaine Fairbanks
The poet is deceased,
she was friend of Rebecca S. Jack
The Great I AmThe Great I Am, our present tense God,
active, caring, loving, welcoming, calling each one.
From all eternity through the present into all eternity
The Light shines.
The glory, radiance, power, healing, love, forgiveness surround us in the now.
Christ has come. His Spirit is present.
Yes, Christ will come again.
copyright@ Mary Joyce Boehm Athey, 2007
FLORIDA, USA
Retired missionary educator
ETHIOPIA
A poet and a painter, one of her paintings is tittled:
ALPHA and OMEGA
Revelation 22:13-14
I am Alpha and Omega,
the beginning and the end, the first and the last.
Blessed are they that do his commandments,
that they may have right to the tree of life,
and may enter in through the gates into the city.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death;
but the gift of God is eternal life through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
THE SEED
Poem by Jeffery Allan Patton,
CARROLTON, TEXAS, USA
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