The Lord's Poet
Easter and Spring Edition
POETRY
TO LIGHTEN A TROUBLED HEART
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I
AM NOT WHAT I'M FEELING!
I'm
in a situation
That
causes no elation;
I'm
feeling many things
That
only hurting brings:
Unwanted
and unneeded,
Unheard
and unheeded.
With
each of these I feel
That
pain that tries to steal
The
peace that I have found
Amongst
the hurts that hound.
Please
help me to remember
Within
my heart the ember
Of
who I really am:
A
very precious gem;
One
who's not defined
By
falsehoods of the mind.
Kathi Phillips
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SQUARE
PEG
Why
must all the world
Insist
on defining me?
Why
do the round pegs
Demand
I squish my corners in
To
occupy their holes?
I'd
rather stay a square peg
And
seek out the hole
God
has designed for me alone.
I
am no less a person
For
having corners;
Nor
am I diminished for choosing
To
remain a square peg
Seeking
her own square hole.
Kathi Phillips
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IT WORKS
(Based
on Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good
to
them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose
KJV)
It
all works together
Even
when I can't see
How
it even fits together!
It
all works together for good
Even
when all I see
Is
terribly, horribly, separately bad.
It
all works together for good
For
all those (including me)
Who
love the Lord
Even
if everything appears
To
have just fallen apart
Because
I am called
According
to his purpose.
Kathi Phillips
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BIG
ENOUGH
We
face many troubles
Which
threaten oft
To
overwhelm us.
We
grumble, fear and complain
That
the difficulty
Is
much too big to handle.
We
pull the covers up
And
refuse to greet
Another
troubled day;
We
close our eyes and mind,
Denying
that wrong assaults
Our
complex lives.
We
need many reminders
Of
a simple truth
We
can cling to
When
circumstances overwhelm:
We
are not alone--
For
God is big enough
To
face all our troubles!
Kathi Phillips
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