and Purposeful Prose
(Photo credit goes to Pixabay.com user hpuppet.) We prefered darkness You brought us into the light. We rejected You You pulled us to You. We were bound up in chains You set us free. We were separated from You You removed the veil. We were helpless and harassed You took compassion on us. We were [...]
Before the day rushes in Before the war begins Before I rise I know who wins. Before the lies take hold again Before my path begins to wend I'll take God's hand For He's my friend. Tina W. June 4, 2020 Jesus: Friend of Sinners ❤ Jesus is a friend of sinners in the sense [...]
Alright, she's on light duty. She also needs to talk about herself in third person. It helps. It really does. Let me ask you how you're doing. I've been running a bit ragged myself. Nevertheless, they call this blessed. I have a poem to go with this. Are you surprised? No, neither am I. But [...]
I've been under the waves Straining to swim Fighting the current And reaching to win. Some days I grow weary My vision grows dim But you are my eyes, Lord When there's turmoil within. Your mercies don’t cease They're new at days dawn What will the tide bring When I can't carry on? There's always [...]
Friday morning I felt lost. Don’t worry, it wasn’t a dire kind of lost, more like a "what am I going to do today?" kind of lost. It's hard when you don't have a schedule. I'm not good at managing myself. I'm so glad that I have Jesus to help me. I'm a mess. I [...]
This is a little add on to my "The Sound of Rain" post. Andrew and I watched Louie Anderson's comedy act last night. When Louie got to the bit about rain I told Andrew that I needed to look this one up on Youtube. It's the perfect offset. Accepting Jesus' authority doesn't mean that life [...]
Maybe you've heard it too often The sound of falling rain Perhaps it's left you longing For sunshine once again. But oh the sound of falling rain To me it's still a sweet refrain Maybe you're caught in the deluge And it's a struggle to hear the sweet song I understand the pain there When [...]
I believe it's a blessingYet it feels like a curseOh how I hate to see anyone hurtFor I've been there tooI know those sad tunesAnd those dreary melancholy views. But I know there's still joyFor I've also known graceWhen the world turns greyHe doesn't turn awayHe's forever and always the Rock who won't change. So [...]
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