A Sonnet for God's Glory
Among the Least, the Lost, and the Last

We learn of pagan lands still far away,
Their kids born dead in sin and wrath I'd say.
We bend our hearts to intercede and wait
Alert in prayer to God whose name is great.
We give in love that they may fully hear,
Receiving truth with love and holy fear
We tell our neighbors of the road to God:
How Jesus came with shepherd staff and rod.
We send our brightest wisest boldest best:
All common souls whose paths pursue the Blest.
We go both near and far to spread the word
Till all are reached and all have fully heard.
We celebrate the changes God has made,
As peoples praise from lives redeemed and saved.
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( Jan. 28th, 2006 04:56 pm)
When Love invites the soul to trust & hope
A timid "Yes" can seem the only word
To say, until one yearns for greater things.
When Love is spurned & hatred enters in,
The heart constricts - a temporal loss of life.
Then: gasp in pray'r to "Father!" in the crush.
Amid the frightful wait, the gracious God
Redeems our hearts, our homes: withdraws the rod.
When Love returns, the Spirit conquers lusts
Of flesh & eye! All pride must flee! The Knife
Of holy zeal prepares a feast again.
Then Love delights the heart, it gladly sings
A song of "Restful Love," which calmly heard
Will end all fear when anchored true by Rope.

[John 15:1-15, 1 John; Isaiah 30:15ff; Hebrews : ; Ecclesiastes ; Romans 8; 5:1-5; 3; Zephaniah 3:16-17; Psalm 7 : ; Habakkuk 3: all speak to these same issues.]
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