Category: Poetry

I’ve come to the end of myself, My inabilities are made clear, There is so much I cannot do, And it’s failure that I fear. Being a parent is challenging, I cannot change the heart. I teach and model what Scripture says, And hope they don’t depart. Leadership shows my weakness, Victories seem so few,…

If you haven’t checked out the poetry of George Herbert, I recommend it. Jim Scott Orrick provides 52 of Herbert’s best-loved poems, along with a guide to help interpret. One of my personal favorites is a narrative poem from the perspective of Christ, “The Sacrifice.” It’s long but good. Check it out: The Sacrifice Oh…

My bitter heart grows heavy, another unanswered prayer, How long O Lord, until you answer And rid the body of this cancer, No, this isn’t fair! My pleas just hit the ceiling, silence fills the air, Now my pain the great enhancer, Taking joy, no more a dancer, How much do you care? Christmas a…

I can hear their whispers and feel the awkward stare, they assume because I cannot see, I must not know or care.   They view me as an outcast, my existence, to them, bane I felt their judgment my whole life, and grown numb to the pain.   They think it’s something that I’ve done,…