Posted in Spoken Word

toward a good morning

the morning greets you tentative
new pages yet to turn
will you pause to scorn the dawn
or will you pause to yearn

yearn this day might be the one
where love will conquer fear
yearn for these hours to endure
with those whom you call dear

as we sit considering
what we may wish to do
might we also wonder if
the day yearns yet for you

what might the day wish to explore
where darkness did once cover
where does the day long to embrace
as greeting distant lover

as the dawn crawls slowly up
locates you in her gaze
does she find you resisting
or one with gracious praise

deep breaths now, as all arise
the night you have endured
walk in the light given today
tomorrow less assured

Posted in Different Scriptures

united, in Love.

A reminder of pursuit
That which would not, on it’s own
Occur among the sheep
As they come before His throne

Divisiveness, so deeply written
In our daily grind
Hear the Holy Spirit here
To each soul, may He remind

How do we treat “the other”?
(Whoever that may be.)
It will either blind us further
Or enable us to see

Are they fodder for our humor?
Are they enemy or foe?
Are they someone we may forget
God’s call to Love and know?

Lord, show us as we humbly come
The “other” we’ve discarded
Grant our hearts to Love as You
Where we have been hard-hearted

There is no way we’d ever give
More than the Grace You’ve granted
May we now bear Your healing fruit
In Your Love, firmly planted