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Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

A,B,C ...

Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

Alyssa Underwood

in Jesus
the Christ
there is
sweet
redemption,
i know,
for my
spottiest
scarlet
banner
and even,
i believe,
for him
who still
waves it

"'Come now, let us settle the matter,' says the LORD. 'Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.'"
~ Isaiah 1:18

~~~

#jesus #god #redemption #sin #scarletletter

Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

True Lies?

Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

SøułSurvivør

True Lies?

-

No matter how often
you repeat a lie
it will never be the

TRUTH

SoulSurvivor
(C) 7/9/2016

Some people will NEVER
OWN THEIR STUFF

It's a shame. Really.

#lies #truth #ehellopoetry107

Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

nychtinastic sirius

Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

SøułSurvivør

nychtinastic sirius

mesa rises
a ship
sans sails

the moon
strips
the creosote
to blond
bone

it's errosion
causes
the desert to
ripple

beaches
hidden

tides
going
out
sea

nyctinastic
sirius flowers
open their
lazy eyes

the moon may
croon to
waves
dashing
on the
shipwreck

but

even the moon
makes
things

grow

SoulSurvivor
(c) 7/9/2016

dedicated to r

#moon #night #growth

Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

the winepress

Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

Cynthia Jean

the winepress

poems

are like grapes

squeezed
from the winepress

of grief
and sorrow....

cj 2016

we live yet one more day to gain yet one more measure of compassion from our experiencial suffering...and to tell about it

#sorrow #grief #grapes #winepress #squeezed

Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

?? figuring it out yet ??

Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

Cynthia Jean

?? figuring it out yet ??

trying to figure it out
thoughts spinning
going nowhere
accomplishing nothing

be still
in MY Presence
let Me
control your thoughts

let My Light
soak
into your heart
and mind

aglow
with My
very
Being

now

receive My Peace...

cj 2016

Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all. II Thessalonians 3:16

#peace #thoughts #light #decisions #presence

Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

simply because

Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

Cynthia Jean

simply because

I love you
simply

because I have paid the price

you are
simply
Mine

cj 2016

there was nothing simple about the price that was paid...or the value of us to the One who paid it

#love #price #paid

Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

weak men in the hands of a great God

Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

Cynthia Jean

weak men in the hands of a great God

It is not great men who change the world, but weak men in the hands of a great God...

Oswald Chambers

Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

Your Best Day can be Bad Times

Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

SøułSurvivør

Your Best Day can be Bad Times

Your best day can be in bad times
Your worst in times of plenty
Who knew that Wall Street would go south
In the "Roaring Twenties"?

A "teacup" will bite you
You could pet a mangy cur
A house cat leaves a vicious scratch
A tiger has a purr.

An angelic blue eyed boy
Can lie and cheat and steal
A big, delicious-looking peach
Can be a bite of meal.

I'm quite sure that muggers
Have altruistic days...
And a godly man gets furious
Right after he prays!

SoulSurvivor
(C) 7/9/2016

Believe it or not godly people do get angry. We can be in the wrong. I have been recently. I let my temper get the better of me. Filled with "righteous indignation".
Well. I was WRONG.
THERE IS NO "GOOD" REASON TO HATE!
I have deleted some of the footnotes on
my writing "My Sins".

I hope my use of metaphor is OK.
I honestly don't want people to
"read between the lines".
I don't want to walk on eggshells, either!
My only point is that ANYONE
CAN BE TOTALLY IN THE WRONG
FOR ALL THE "RIGHT" REASONS!

'Nuff said.

#life #death #cats #fighting #dogs #good-is-bad #bad-is-good

Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

Until I Am Undone

Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

The Faithful Dreamer

Until I Am Undone

Where do I go...
when I feel so alone.
Where do I run...
when grief's tears overcome.
Where do I turn...
when it looks like the end.
Cling to Him.
Cling to Him.
And let Him love me.
Until I am undone.

---No one can ever love me the way Jesus does. His love is incomprehensible, eternal, passionate, jealous, and unfailing. I am so thankful that He relentlessly pursues me, until I finally surrender and let Him love me.

Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

Called To The Cross

Jul 2016 Gracie Knoll

The Faithful Dreamer

Called To The Cross

Sweat.
Like great drops of Blood.
"Not my will, but Yours be done."
He
denied.
Himself.
He denied.
His comfort.
He denied.
His fear.
He denied.
His own life.
And took up the Cross.
For me.
For you.
"Not my will, but Yours be done."

I am His.
And He calls me to the Cross.
To deny myself.
For His will.
"Not my will, but Yours be done."
Shall I follow?
Or stay comfortable?
Shall I choose the Way of the Cross?
And count all else as loss?

Not my will.
But His.
Be done.