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Autumn Rising (A Prayer For the Discouraged)
(I have long thought of autumn as a season of new beginnings- the weather becoming crisp and invigorating, the falling of the leaves reminding us that things change and though some things begin…
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The Misery-Maker
Hello old friend! I haven’t seen enough of you lately. Haven’t you missed me? I was starting to think You might hate me. Don’t you remember All the good times we’ve shared? I…
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Prayer Of The Apathetic Man
Though I find these confessions hard, They are hardly unnerving (At least not yet.) I am not unable but unwilling To say what I am needing. I cannot even muster the strength To…
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A Hateful Disagreement?
[Given the date of this post and joining in with countless others, this is a response to the brutal murder of Charlie Kirk and the divisive climate we find America currently in. May…
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A Prayer for Stillness (Psalm 46:10-11)
(This is a repost.) I need Your whispers To speak louder Than my complaints Your soft answers To turn away my wrath And offer restraint Your words To overtake my thoughts Your…
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We Are All Guilty…And We Are All Sane
(This is a repost. I wrote this poem after losing my temper at an annoying co-worker one day. It didn’t take long to realize the hypocrisy of my choice. We so often try…
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The Redemption of Loneliness- Part II
(This is a repost from April 2020.) Just where can we begin to find out if any good can come from loneliness? I assert that the place to start is by examining…
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The Redemption of Loneliness- Part I
(This is a repost from April 2020). Loneliness can be more constant a companion than those expected to be its demise. Many of us assume we know the definition of loneliness, as…
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The Widow Of Despair
Forty years of anticipation Four times as much longing Still she waits for emancipation From the pain her life brings. She bears scars She’ll never show, Hides secrets She thinks no one…