The State of Thankfulness
In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.1 Thessalonians 5:18, KJV The last four months of the year have a certain feel, which I have decided to call the Ember Month…
Category Poetic expressions
Marriage Vows: A Lifetime of Knowing You
Growing up, I learned about God through the stories I was taught. Daniel and the lions’ den, Hannah praying for Samuel, David and Goliath, and enough Bible stories to answer questions and feel rather pleased with myself whenever I got…
The Warrior on the Battlefield
Prelude As I was writing Dressed to Stand, my mind kept replaying battle scenes after watching one too many historical dramas and war films, scenes filled with raised shields, drawn swords, fastened armor, and the sound of metal colliding on…
Father, Forgive Me as I Forgive
“After this manner therefore pray ye… And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” Matthew 6:9-12 KJV There are prayers we learn by memory, and there are prayers we learn by living. The Lord’s Prayer is easy to recite, especially…
Love Wants to be Loved
In a world that seeks to understand love through the lens of human relationships, it is easy to forget that love itself is greater than what we experience in our fleeting, imperfect connections. Love, which is God Himself, is not…
Walls
This poem was originally written as part of a school project. What began as an assignment quickly became something more. It captured the walls I had built around myself and the quiet ache behind them. Years later, while revisiting old…
In Awe of You
The realization of you is brand new every morning.In awe of your love, my heart can’t contain it.Bursting with emotions I can’t quite name.My eyes react, my mouth numb.A sound pours forth.The meaning only you and I know. Less said,…
This First Fruit I Bring
In the tradition of First Fruits, this poem marks the beginning of AWG—an offering of what is first, entrusted to God. This First Fruit I Bring I wondered and pondered what to open withI sifted through every theme revealed,…