Healing: 1 Peter: Prayers and Poetry

                Healing 

                From His love

                we are gathered.

                From His wounds

                we are forgiven.

                From His presence

                we are being healed.

                From His sacrifice

                we are soul protected.

Psalm 89:14: "Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Thy throne; Lovingkindness and truth go before Thee."

                

Refining Words

ACCUSATIONS

Under Shakespeare’s deft

hand a comedy perhaps

had he written this scene

verbal ping pong, slapstick

humor, repetitive dialog.

In reality a tragedy

as each person sought

answers apart from responsibility

or Common sense, accusations

sought a target instead of truth.

Denied man’s healing

saw only rules-rules

broken on holy Sabbath

but not the miracle of vision

contained in worship.

John 9

Refining Words

QUESTION

Despair or hope?

which drew the blind,

lame, paralyzed to

Beth-zatha’s pool.

To seek release

from illness or from scorn

chance of healing or

community of peers

“Do you want to be

made well?”

question shook

invalid to his core

A choice. Long years

day by day came in

pain, situation hopeless

always another before him

Today a different

opportunity, new hope

listened

stood up—walked.

John 5

Kingdom Manna

Crisis

Acts 14:22, “There they strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, ‘It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.’”

Sanctuary door stands open

ready to receive

hurting souls lost,

bewildered

needing peace.

Deep at the center,

place of glass

as when a pebble

dropped within

a pool stays still.

Surrounded by ripples

moving outward

smearing the image

clouding

His reflection.

Dimly seen. Together in the

quiet restoration

of calm the mirror is

restored.

Pure.

Psalm of Worship: Psalm 68:35

Awesome is God in his sanctuary,

the God of Israel;

he gives power and strength to his people.

Blessed be God!