Pillar of Fire, Pillar of Cloud Pillar of protection. You advance, Always onward, No retreat. Faith leads. Obedient, we follow, Abandoned to Your Will. Holy Light, Though dark the night, Secure respite. Heavenward, Hallowed rest, Safely home. © 2016 Joann Nelander
OCEAN OF GRACE
By the gracious gift of God. You, the Invited, Receive His Peace. Heartbeat by heartbeat, Breath by breath, In each instant, His Will comes to you, The Chosen, To freely choose. Remain His by faith. Living in His favor, A rain of blessing falls, To water your being, And penetrate the ground On which, and … Continue reading
I Am
I Am Your grandeur overwhelms me. You lavish Your splendor, Even on the ordinary, Like grass upon the meadow, And tears welling from the heart. Where can I look that You are not? Even the fallow field, Awaits another day, As a virgin in repose, Seeing, in needful desire, A time of promise and plenty. … Continue reading