Safe in His Hand
Sovereign Ruler of the skies, Ever gracious, ever wise, All my times are in Your hand, All events at Your command! His […]
Out Loud
I love to be in the woods after a snowfall when the only sound for miles around is your name as I […]
Holiday Haiku
Memories linger Drift around and settle down In an empty chair Photo: Josef Nolywaika Precious Memories – Lyrics by J.B.F. Wright Precious […]
Sorrow, God’s Plowshare
“When sorrow comes under the power of Divine grace, it works out a manifold ministry in our lives. Sorrow reveals unknown depths […]
Walk, Don’t Run.
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. Ecclesiastes 7:3 When you are […]
“The Altar” by George Herbert
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psalm 51:17 […]
Inconsolable: “A Villequier” by Victor Hugo
Nothing cheery about this rather long poem and some thoughts here may not be strictly biblical but I love how the words […]
God, Thou Art Love
If I forget, yet God remembers. If these hands of mine cease from their clinging, Yet the hands divine hold me so […]
Quite Suddenly
Quite suddenly, It may be at the turning of a lane, Where I stand to watch a skylark soar From out of […]
Let it Come
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. Ecclesiastes 7:3 When you are […]
It is Raining
It is raining As if nothing has happened It is raining And the trees stand there As they have for centuries Watching […]
The Solace of Thy love
Sweet is the Solace of Thy Love by Anna L. Waring I, even I, am He that comforteth you. Isaiah 2:12 Sweet […]
Holding Fast
Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: Job 13:15. For I know whom I have believed, 2 Tim. 1:12. “In fierce […]
Storms of Bereavement
“Jesus Christ is no security against storms, but He is perfect security in storms. He has never promised you an easy passage, […]
Bells Across the Snow
BELLS ACROSS THE SNOW O Christmas, merry Christmas, Is it really come again, With its memories and greetings, With its joy and […]
