He gave his best He toiled without rest To make ends meet So his dear ones could eat But he took to extremes Didn’t hear her screams She was crying inside Wanted him beside Her changes in mood Was due to her childhood She was an orphan Who craved for love often She got frustrated... Continue Reading →
Transcendence
Yesterday, we were Today, we are Tomorrow, an uncertainty, A dream to be. As for man, A blade of grass When the wind passes He vanishes, his memory naught We dance with abandon, Our feet serenading - The sands of time, The grand old serpent Ever curious and thirsty We've claimed this rock Named and... Continue Reading →
The Enticement
With lascivious eyes Lustful whispers and sights Expressions mesmerizing And words enticing She wooed him to adultery He fled from debauchery Not listening to flattery Giving God the glory! She was capricious But also tenacious Daily she lured him He gave not to her whim She waited for a chance Wouldn't snap out of her... Continue Reading →
The voice crying out in the wilderness…
Today we find ourselves in the second week of Advent, this time of waiting and anticipation of Christ’s return. A time to reflect on our own lives and prepare our hearts to celebrate the birth of our Savior. The scripture from the beginning of Mark’s gospel is titled, “The Proclamation of John the Baptist.”... Continue Reading →
You did it for the least of these…..
We have arrived at the end of Christ’s public ministry in the book of Matthew. Matthew’s gospel was written in the last half of the first century with an emphasis on the fulfillment of Christ as the Messiah. This passage of scripture opens with the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy from the book of... Continue Reading →
Lord the Lord you God………..
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. I’m sure that today isn’t the first day that you’ve heard that statement, that sentence. It appears multiple times in scripture, it appears in song. What does it mean to love the Lord your God with all... Continue Reading →