Category: Poetic
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7/16 Doggerel: Bitter Cup
Today I will take my turn at bat / To share in Christ’s suffering / That I may reveal His glory / In me
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7/15 Bi-Limerick: Yoke Wisdom
Sometimes it seems a cruel joke / Christ’s promise of an easy yoke / The cross we must bear / Feels quite far from there / Regardless of words He has spoke…
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7/14 Poem: Promise Wept
This world that we live in is broken / And promises aren’t always kept / Yet my shattered faith was restored / When I saw that Jesus wept
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7/13 Limerick: Naive Hope
Lord, you have hidden your prize / From those who think they are wise
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7/12 Limerick: Love Anchor
Q: What strategies do you use to increase comfort in your daily life? A: Let love, not fear, be my anchor
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7/11 Immanuel Encounter: Un-Secret Garden
Q: What are you most excited about for the future? A: My date with Jesus
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7/10 Poem: Unveiling Love
The great paradox / We must learn to face / Is how depths of shame / Become wells of grace
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7/9 Poem: Trust Frees
A trust based on fear / Is really half-lie / Shame-based obedience / Splits you from I
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7/8 Rap: Heart-Set
Bring on the cross pain / Cause it’s boss gain / For this world’s loss train / Is just my moss slain
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7/7 Limerick: Attention of Center
When I’m pulled apart by the tension / I must learn to re-center attention
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7/5 Limerick: Trauma UnCenter
The reason we get stuck in drama / Is identities formed by trauma
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7/4 Limerick: Compounding Love
Today I will compost my fear And self-protection Into compounding love
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7:3 Free Verse: Triumphing Joy
Joy isn’t the destination / Joy is the process / And the proof / Of faith, hope, and love
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7/2 Poem: Intimit-ation
What Satan fears most / Is a man intimately aware his own sin / Yet even more aware of the power of Christ
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6/30 Tri-Limerick: Jesus Excounter
The greatest challenge of the 21st century Is becoming more authentic In a way that helps others
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6/29 Limerick: Celieve
The step beyond “Believe” If I’m to enjoy true relief I need something more than belief Reboot my mind So I can find Joy in what once caused me grief Grief is the mirror of Joy
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6/28 Tri-Limerick: A-Bundance
I’m tired of living in “bundance” Adrift on the sea like Rosencrantz Where each new wave Reeks of the grave Threatening me with its mischance The key to a life that’s abundantIs becoming more of a studentLetting You teachStaying in reachWalking where Grace says it’s prudent Maybe abundance that’s trueDoes…
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6/27 RSVP: Inverted Status
Though salvation comes to us gratis / His cross demands inverted status
Radically Happy 