Respite for the Remnant
Encouragement in such a time as this
Category: Poetry
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It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings. (Pvbs 25:2) Glitter or Gold? Light is brightest in the night, Treasures are hid in the day. Epiphanies herald in smallest spaces, Yet still, in nature’s array. In pomp and ‘glory great kings arrive, but One Is…
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(A literature instructor whines a little as the semester wanes.) Three in the Back Row He storms in and out Wearing his trauma Like a straightjacket. She sits solid, stolid On her grande cynic’s throne. Another one Plugs in Tunes out Rolls over Waiting For the channel To change. Meanwhile, Life Pulses on, A…
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Right? Why save chocolate and roses and cards for just February 14th? So many beautiful small things can trigger a smile, a tear, a moment of the kind of soft relief that interrupts the gloom–if just in that moment. Better yet, beautiful small things might get the eyeballs glued to some small electronic gadget to…
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Planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish… they will still bear fruit in old age. (Psalm 92:13-14) Note: Believe it or not, this is part 2. Part 1 was a humorous representation of what has become of art and architecture, music, fashion, and humanity in general in our darkening world today, but…
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For The Workers Late in the Field Do not forsake your furrows, for wheat is nigh to mills, tares are fruitless still, and merchants wait their tills. Do not abandon harvest, though sky is bruised with storm, though winds sweep up the branches, and rain in torrents forms. Don’t fret to hear the mockingbird, discourager…
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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. (Proverbs 25:2 KJV) As I recall, his name was Sam. He came to the neighborhood prayer group once in awhile, slow on his cane, gnarled fingers clenching a well-worn KJV mottled and creased, yet kept safe from time,…
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According to merriam-webster.com/dictionary definition #3, an epiphany, besides being the name of a Christian feast day (the one with a capital E), can be: “a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something,” (small e). That’s what I’m talking about here, today. And aren’t you glad? The focus of today’s post of…
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Right? Why save chocolate and roses and cards for just February 14th? So many beautiful small things can trigger a smile, a tear, a moment of the kind of soft relief that interrupts the gloom–if just in that moment. Better yet, beautiful small things might get the eyeballs glued to some small electronic gadget to…
Respite for the Remnant 