God is There

God is There

By Erin B. 

The day the wind blew 

It was cold and rainy 

And scary and you are unsure 

And you ask for help 

But, God can help

The day you Saved Me

The day you Saved Me

By Erin B.
The day you saved me
I was lost and you found me
When it was dark you are my light
When it was raining you were there
Always...

Poetry Explication: The Joins by Chana Bloch

 Poetry Explication: The Joins by Chana Bloch

First read this Poem.


For those of you who didn’t click on the link, now I’m going to have to insist that you CLICK THE LINK!! Seriously!

Now for added measure I’m going to put the poem here for you to read, just in case you didn’t already….

The Joins

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of mending precious pottery with gold.
What’s between us
often seems flexible as the webbing
between forefinger and thumb.
Seems flexible, but it’s not;
what’s between us
is made of clay,
like any cup on the shelf.
It shatters easily. Repair
becomes the task.
We glue the wounded edges
with tentative fingers.
Scar tissue is visible history,
the cup more precious to us
because
we saved it.
In the art of kintsugi,
a potter repairing a broken cup
would sprinkle the resin
with powdered gold.
Sometimes the joins
are so exquisite
they say the potter
may have broken the cup
just so he could mend it.

CHANA BLOCH

Now here’s what I have to say about this poem. It’s magnificent. I really love especially the last stanza.
As I was reading this I had a kind of ephiphany. God can do this in our lives. Sometimes He breaks apart what we consider to be a really good thing so that He can work on it or so that we can work on it. But later He may bring it back together into something much more beautiful than we could have ever imagined.
As stated in Ecclesiastes, there is a time for everything.

1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:

2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,

3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,

4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

6 a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,

7 a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,

8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace

(You can preview the rest of the passage here.)
Even a time for mending what has been broken. Who knows, maybe it will end up better than you ever thought.

My cry of Hope

My cry of Hope

By Erin B.
My cry of hope
This is my cry of hope
My faith eternal
It give me hope for better days
Days of happiness
This is what my faith does for me

My Dearest Friend

My Dearest Friend

By Rachel V.

My dearest Friend in all the world,

Is the One I do adore.

He’s comfort ‘midst of sorrow,

He’s joy and peace’s door.

My dearest Friend in all the world

Is someone I can trust.

He listens to my every plea,

And guides me when I’m lost.

My dearest Friend in all the world

In Him do I confide

All that my life is worth,

And all my dreams and sighs.

My dearest Friend in all the world

Can be your dearest too.

He died so all that trust in Him

Can see that Heaven’s true.

So don’t wait till you die,

Or save it for the last.

Put your hope in Jesus,

And you never will look back!

Majesty

Majesty 

Maryann Y.

The wonder of your majesty 

Is so great it blinds me 

Your great majesty 

Is all so awesome compared to me 

Your majesty, Lord 

I can not find the words 

Your majesty, Lord 

I bow to worship thee 

The wonder of your power 

Is so wonderful compared to me 

Your wondrous power 

Is so great compared to me 

Your power, Lord 

I can not find the words 

Your power, Lord 

I bow to worship thee 

The wonder of your great wisdom 

Is so astonishing compared to me 

Your infinite wisdom  

Is breathtaking  

Your wisdom, Lord 

I can not find the words 

Your wisdom, Lord 

I bow to worship thee 

The wonder of your great grace 

Is so selfless compared to me 

Your selfless grace 

Is so magnificent compared to me 

Your grace to us, Lord 

I can not find the words 

Your grace, oh Lord 

I bow to worship thee 

Your mind-blowing love 

Is so marvelous compared to me 

Your devoted love 

Is so generous compared to me 

Your beautiful love, Lord 

I simply can’t find the words 

That you would love 

This sinner and idolatry 

It’s simply overwhelming 

You are Here

You are Here

By Rachel S.

Lord, I look for you here. 

This world is so crazy! 

I’m tired of swimming. 

Tired of trying so hard to survive. 

So, Lord I will seek you. 

When life comes crashing over me. 

When the world seems so dark, 

I will look for you. 

I will search for you, 

When the thunder roars. 

When the trials of life soar, 

I will seek your face. 

When I’m tired and when I’m weak, 

I will take time and be still. 

I’ll look for you— 

And not in the comforts of this world. 

The world tries so hard to turn my gaze. 

It tugs and pulls at me. 

I don’t know what to do. 

It’s hard to keep my eyes on you! 

Lord, be my anchor. 

Keep my eyes above these perilous waves. 

Be my rock, 

My hope of salvation. 

I will continue to look for you. 

You are hope. 

I will trust in your unfailing life. 

I will believe that you are in control. 

Pour out your presents 

Let it rain upon us. 

Let your power and strength, 

Overwhelm and surround us. 

Be my lifeline. 

Be my hope in a dark world, 

Be my source of joy. 

Be my peace. 

I lift my hands to you! 

My King and Redeemer. 

My Everlasting Lord, 

My All in All. 

You are here in the chaos, 

You are here in the noise. 

You are here in times of turmoil. 

You are here.