Unlocked Archives: poetry

  • August 26, 2023

    READ: ACTS 10:34-36; 1 CORINTHIANS 12:12-27; GALATIANS 3:28; JAMES 2:1-10 Equal, not just a term that’s used in math Let me see others as equal, God, the way You see them Help me see the celebrity and know they are just another human Help me see the poor and know they have a story Equal, [...]

  • August 12, 2023

    READ: PSALM 148; LUKE 19:36-40 The towering oaks, And every blade of grass, Have all spoken. The clouds in the sky, And the birds in the trees, All reply— “Great is He!” Great is the One who made us, Great is the God of gods, Great is the One who loves, And has determined the [...]

  • July 30, 2023

    READ: 1 CHRONICLES 16:8-27 I will write a letter to You, Lord A letter to say I thank You, for the people You provided me, for the opportunities You allowed me, I thank You, Lord. I will write You a letter, Lord A letter to say I praise You, when life is calm, when life [...]

  • July 21, 2023

    READ: PSALM 108:1-5; JOHN 3:16-17 Your love is so great I can’t stop talking about it I want to sing it loud I want to share the news I want others to see what You have done Your love has touched the world I want those living everywhere to hear about it I want everyone [...]

  • July 9, 2023

    READ: PSALMS 34:15-19; 139:1-12; 1 PETER 5:6-7 God hears when I talk to Him His ears are always open No matter what I have to say He hears God hears me when it is late at night When I can’t sleep No matter what is on my mind He listens God hears me in the [...]

  • July 3, 2023

    READ: PSALM 42; ZEPHANIAH 3:17; HEBREWS 12:2; REVELATION 19:6-9 My twelfth-grade English teacher taught me to love Haiku, a form of poetry that originated in Japan. These short, three-line poems are traditionally drawn from nature, and they’re only seventeen syllables long. He described Haiku as transforming a visual image into a “word snapshot.” For example, [...]

  • June 25, 2023

    READ: LUKE 18:31-34; 23:26-49; MARK 16:1-8 If I were thereWould I just stareAs they bound my Savior?If I lived during that timeWould I denyThat I ever knew Him?If I witnessed all they did to Him Would I have offered to take it on me The carrying of the cross?If I watched Him dieWould I have criedAnd been [...]

  • June 13, 2023

    READ: PSALM 56; LAMENTATIONS 3:22-23; JOHN 8:12 Here I am, LordFalling into the darknessWaiting for someone to hear my cryHere I am, wandering and brokenDealing with the pains of my pastI want to see a comebackI want to feel Your songMy soul needs to hear a note of hopeHere I am, calling to the LightFeeling [...]

  • May 25, 2023

    READ: PSALM 32; 1 JOHN 1:8-2:2 Weighed downBy a wrong I should not have doneTrying to hide itHoping no one will ever knowGuilt eating meGuilt over secrets on top of the wrongCan’t go on like thisSpending my life lying is no way to liveI let You inGod, I’ll share my secret with YouThis is what [...]

  • May 15, 2023

    READ: PSALMS 9:10; 63:1-8; ACTS 17:27 When I search for You You’re not hard to find When I need a friendYou are always kindWhen I ask for helpYou are always thereWhenever I’m in a messYou still show me You careWhen others do me harmYou hold and comfort meIn the times I feel aloneBy my side, You’ll beWhen [...]