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“Set Apart” by Vicki Plaster Baird
I want to share this poem by Vicki Baird with you. Because the eloquence of others oftentimes encompasses what we feel. “Isolate me, if Thou must Train my heart to love and trust By the arrow’s inward thrust I am … Continue reading
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Acrostics – Fear, Doubt, & Lies
I found this on a devotional app (possibly from David Ramos’ “Magnetic Faith”) and is definitely worth sharing! I do not take credit for the acrostics below (but I wish I could, because they’re superb!): F – False E – … Continue reading
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The Unfathomable
If we could put Him in a box, He wouldn’t be God. If we knew all His ways, He wouldn’t be God. If His words weren’t truth, He wouldn’t be God. If His love was not sufficient, He wouldn’t be … Continue reading
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The Clay
Placed on the wheel of life, spinning; Human nature follows the bent of sinning. Round and round and round we go, What we will become, only God knows. The Potter takes his place next to me- Accepted His offer of … Continue reading
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The Hunted
Ducking and diving, I’m too used to hiding; I am the hunted. Fear stretches near, Attacks are upon my back I am the hunted. Wide eyes search for escape. This peril, all can relate. I am the hunted. Innocent like … Continue reading
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My Psalm
Sometimes, we just need to cry out to God. When I was struggling in a deep dark pit, I used the gift and beauty of poetry to cry out to the Lord and bare my very soul to the One … Continue reading
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Driver
The road of life with its twists and turns, Bumps and berms, its passengers spurn. Signs and lines with limits by design; Gas, sudden brake, hazy path, which to take? Careening or crawling, rising or falling, I trust the Driver … Continue reading
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Orchestral Breath
Sometimes the beat is in our soul. Sometimes two halves don’t make a whole. Sometimes the rhythm is in our heart. Sometimes the harmony splits apart. Sometimes the lyrics are our song. Sometimes the music plays all wrong. Despite the … Continue reading
Choice
Speak out with words Or use none at all. Sit on the hands Or answer the call. Embrace the blessings Or set up a wall. Cower in opposition Or for truth stand tall. Run the race Or settle for a … Continue reading
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No One Else
You offer me life And You give it abundantly. To me, unworthy, selfish me. Forgive me if I struggle to know The way You love me so thorough. I’m undeserving, ever-swerving From Your grace. Your matchless grace. I praise You, … Continue reading
My Mother
Gracious and selfless in your deeds, Planter of love in daily seeds, Fair and kind, You’re a touch of divine. Chosen as my mother; God picked no other. You know me inside and out And trained me for my own … Continue reading
Fathom
God loves you… More than your dreams can fathom. More than your eyes can see. More than your ears have heard. More than your mind can comprehend. More than your heart has ever known. ©️Rachel D. Lyne
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Rachel D. Lyne 