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    Brother Lazarus

    The rich man fared sumptously Lazarus needed help desperately Starving just outside the gate Lazarus will have to wait Fatter we get day by day While Lazarus is wasting away We have a vision of the world for Jesus But we are unable to see Lazarus We seek for the secret of success Yet we fail...
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    God Chose You For HIS Ministry

    The disciples had passions much like us today Imperfect were they as the walked along the way A collection of nobodies and misfits were they But they continued to follow Jesus day after day Healings and miracles GOD worked in spite of them Desperate people need only touch His garment hem We may...
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    GOD's Compost Pile

    There is a place where hurts belong The smell from there is strong GOD's compost pile is so high Full of whats, ifs and whys The rain falls with purpose Upon our messed-up lives The smell is getting stronger As our problem multiplies But it is in GOD's compost pile That things begin to...
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    The Great Escape

    Maharg, if you think something I have written will be a blessing to another feel free to share. As for being appropriately acknowledged, naw. For GOD to be glorified or someone touched is my desire. .....peace.....
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    The Great Escape

    The Intercessor My works are like a grain of sand on the beach of GOD's grace As I struggle and falter in this part of the race Unable to continue I stop to rest And watch as others give their best From somewhere I find the strength to rise And throw off the burden of an enemy's lies...
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    Perfect Sacrifice

    Sara, I read your journal and really enjoyed it. I hope you know the things you feel and your struggles with "getting it right" are far more the norm than the exception. Christians love to shout out the victories but loathe to whisper their defeats. The problem with that is that someone who...
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    The Great Escape

    I watch you run away All growed up ready to play Escaping from My Kingdom Ready to enjoy your freedom Dropping your tiara of light My little princess slips into the night With open arms the darkness envelops Once again the photograph develops At the table of pleasure you feast...
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    Whisper

    G od R estoring A nd C leansing E ntirely She is a princess daughter of the King She should not lack or want anything But princess has fallen into a trap An injured bird that cannot flap Recalling the freedom she once knew She wants it but does not know what to do She...
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    Growth

    The apostle Paul had a painful past. "Forgetting what lies behind..." Joseph had a painful past. "Ye meant it for evil but GOD meant it for good." Job understood pain. "This then is my consolation--my joy in unrelenting pain--that I have not denied the words of the Holy One."...
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    Perfect Sacrifice

    Two people went to pray Listen to the words they say Thank-you Lord for all I do And that I am faithful to You Not like those who are so weak And do not know the words You speak Who live below Your holiness Quite content in their ignorant bliss Show them the error of their way This...
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    Invisible Tears

    Sara and Danni, my young Australian friends, thank-you! This was a poem dealing with a complex subject. I never know how a poem will develop or where it will go. I have in the past used lines or a stanza from another poem in a poem. This is the first time I have ever used an entire poem in a...
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    Why GOD?

    Life gets complicated. Innocence is violated. Tragic abuse and misuse. Stolen hope. Cruel, thoughtless words spoken. Wounds that don't heal. Ridicule instead of reassurance. Hands that slap instead of arms that embrace. No one sees. No one cares. Why GOD? The oceans could not hold...
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    A Simple Life

    A simple life is all I ask Lord, give me grace for the task Open my eyes so I may see The beauty that is all around me Not more of things I ask you give But in your presence may I live Problems, hurts and fears remove Out of my rut and in Your groove Selfish treasures I lay at Your feet...
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    confused

    Love isn't something you take or a game you play Love is who is left when others walk away Love isn't about myself and what you can give me Love is when I value you and treat you tenderly Love isn't lust and runaway passion Love is intimacy and heartfelt compassion Love...
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    Guilt

    I broke my leg the other day And instantly began to pray It sure does hurt an awful lot Too little faith I guess I've got Each limping step is agonizing Perfect christians I am patronizing A crutch would help to ease the pain Or help from someone specially trained But I dare not let...
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