Tag: love
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Of my Grandpa
Dark head bent toward baby brow Raining love on fertile ground Listen and you’ll catch the sound “Yes, Jesus loves me” Head still dark, but age now shows Gray hair fitting grandpa role Still faint melody enthralls “Yes, Jesus loves me” Wrinkles, gray hairs show his age Joys and sorrows mark life’s page Great grand…
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Burden Passed
Frustration from this cursed world Looming discouragement Despairing at the state of states At seeing church sin bent So prone to focus all around Temporal battles miring down No joy displayed, just gloomy frown Is this why Thou wast sent? Gentle reminder, “Lift your eyes,” I shift my weary gaze Then bow again, Thy glory…
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The Quiet Faithful
Voices strewn by airwaves Carry seeds of discord, hate Noisy bluster, innuendo, In the world’s eyes carry weight Posts, tweets, memes, and talk shows Dominating ev’ry page But is this the church Christ died for, Called to gentleness and grace? Tempting to surrender Hope the Bride will stainless prove But in our pews on Sunday…
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Who Is My Neighbor (Or Enemy)?
From crime dramas familiar “Who was his enemy?” So often our response is quick “What? No one could hate me!” But let’s reverse the question “Who are those my heart hates?” And still we give hasty reply “I love all, small and great.” We claim to love, but do we? Do our words reflect that…
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In Your Midst
“Fear not, for I am with you,” His whisper reaches me But my eyes see all around me The billows of the sea. Angry waves now crashing, Bringing chaos to my soul, Tearing then, now lashing At what was once my goal. I see my loved ones aching, See each falling tear, Can feel it…
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Yet Unborn
For those children I had prayed And both of them God used Though in His plan He took them home Hard plan that I’d still choose I pray for you too, sweet one, That your life will bear good fruit That you live to love and glorify Him Whose love of mine’s the root Grow…
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Husband
Two nights ago you leaned and gazed Upon our sleeping son In that look I saw the same love I saw when our love was young Expression which revealed That your love by me was won Copyright Jonelle Liddell
Of Hope and Rhymes 