Counting Stars
Counting Stars I counted stars today.As prophets and dreamers,Glimpsing God through the darkness,My wonder soared.I, too, beheldThe promise of eternity,Stretched across the eons. Mere points of lightIn a midnight sky,Announcing Truth veiled in mystery,Of things hidden and unseen,Of ages long past and yet to be.Who with meKnows that there is more,Much more? Lanterns hung in … Continue reading
Lilies Like Trumpets
The lilies like trumpetsStand about Your altar.In their loveliness,They proclaim Love.In their pure white splendor,They blast forthYour glory. All hallowed Mystery,You satisfy for the Fall,Make happy our eternal destiny. In Your thirst for Man,Your make new our souls,And plan a futureFull of Hope,Drinking our condemnationTo its bitter dregs,Turning back the seaOf our unrighteousness,Drowning the enemy. … Continue reading
Dawning New Day
O Lord, I have no doubtOf Faith’s fulfillment.I no longer ask “when,”For passing days,But flavor and add splendor,To my Sabbath Rest,My dream of Love unending. If weary of this wastelandSpring returns with leaf and bud.Birds’ refrain and cricket chirpPull back the curtain,Time and Sin descended,To light on promiseDawning of New Day. Copyright 2011 Joann Nelander
Be Holy! 