Mary's Heart

"Yes," she said

When angel hailed 

as favored one

"Yes," she said

Knowing the world

Stood against her

"Yes," she said

Soul magnifies

The Lord of Lords

Yes!

Shalom

Shalom

Peace

Wholeness

Completeness

All God wills

All God wants

Unity with Him

Nothing else

Will do

Shalom

I Lay Before You

A teardrop of wax

Shed in the burning

Of flame, aglow

With a yearning

For answered prayer

I lay before You

In the light

All things are new

All is right

Autumn's Promise

Romans 15:12

And again, Isaiah says, "The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; in Him the Gentiles will hope.

The leaves fall

Tumbling down

Dancing on wind

Pitter-patter

Like raindrops

Scatter glory

Twist and twirl

Descend with grace

Draw attention

Make their mark

Though now faded

Remembered well

The vibrant green

Once spring's face

Recalled, renewed,

Will come again

In hope, they will

Come again

Love's Fire

The tender part

The heart that cares

The love that flows

And freely shares;

That is my desire.

The tinder part

Of you, I see:

Think less of you 

And more of Me.

Set the world on fire!

Leaf Falls

Leaf out of season

Unduly rendered past prime

Falls to ground.  Reminds.

Lies!

Lies in my holy name

As if I give permission

For divination blatant

Idolatry reminiscent

Of the first betrayal

When I looked, I searched

I sought the naked souls

Who, in their shame, ran

For cover before All-Knowing

Eyes and ears and mind and soul.

Only I Am makes them whole!

Life Line

This poem emerged from the trauma of having to administer at-home antibiotics to my husband, Danny, after his latest surgeries to remove an infected pacemaker, and replace it, on the other side of his chest, with a new one.

Sanitized hands poised and ready

Alcohol swab held tentatively

Scrub the hub, scrub the hub

Eyes closed momentarily

Remembering the brief instructions

A second's breath held; the blame

If mistake is made, means every

Stride from there to here, negated

Fit and tighten; tighten - pump

Detach, attach anew the healing

Bulb of balm for soul infected

Wait it out.  Wait.  Wait.

Time's up!  Loose the bonds!

Scrub the hub, scrub the hub

Inject the cleansing element

Infuse the sealing cure for all

May Jesus "scrub our hub" and make us all ready and willing for His cleansing cure!

Journey Not Expected

As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:  "A voice of one calling in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight pats for Him.'" ~Luke 3:4

Journey not expected

Is the road to take

When interrupted

For God will make

Rough ways smooth

The ruts and potholes filled

His way before us

Calm and gentle

Stilled

Alone - Holy Saturday Reflection

Alone

So alone

Hiding

He is gone

Grieving

Bitter tears

Hope

Hope flies

Away

And yet

Maybe

Not alone

Promise

Words recalled

Tears

Wash clean

Eyes 

To see

Strong Together

Two stand strong together

One of Chosen People

One of City on the 

Hill, side by side

Resolved, united, one

In heart and mind and soul

That peace may come; God's peace

To heal, and make us whole.