I will seek Thee Lord
With all my heart
For Thou alone can satisfy
When other waters fail –
My living God will quench my thirst
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New Each Morning
His mercies each morning abound
With compassion never failing
As before His throne
We wait
Inspired by:
Lamentations 3:22-23 KJV
It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
Compassion
She felt compassion for the pain that kept recurring, the ache that needed soothing, the void that needed to be filled, the tears that never dried. Because she had felt it herself. She understood.
A Glimpse
For so long she held out for a glimpse. Finally, there he was. Crossing the road, he quickly disappeared. Away from her. Perhaps in time they may meet again. Perhaps then she will have the right words. Perhaps then she will have broken through herself. Perhaps then she won’t care.
God hugs you
Just the encouragement I needed to read 💝
God hugs you, God hugs you, you are encircled by the arms that defy understanding.–
Hildegard of Bingen
Unsettled
An unsettled cloak settles over my unpeaceful mind – furious teeth gnawing at disintegrating harmony, an inner life in strife with the natural, heaven and earth, dark and light, black and white, peace and war, tears and smiles, confusion and conflict reigning, God be with me, and with us all.
Life-Changer
Today I came across a man wearing a thick heavy silver chain necklace. In the instant that I noticed it, I was reminded of an old manager of mine. He offered me a job when I was 22, and had recently lost my mother. He used to wear a thick gold bracelet. It stood out in my mind quite significantly. It was a random observation though. What stands out more for me was that he was very kind to me.
My very first job was as a graduate at IBM. I hated it. As soon as my mother passed away I gave myself permission to leave. I left without having anothe job lined up, and I didn’t care. During my first week of unemployment I started with temp office work. By the third week in I was bored. And so I went on a few coding interviews.
On the Friday afternoon I received a phone call. The job offer was mine! And I was being offered a higher salary than I had been earning at IBM. Win! I started on the 1 Sept 1996, exactly one month after leaving IBM.
I loved that job. I was part of a team. I belonged. It was wonderful. The work was interesting, as well as challenging too. Our team was disbanded twenty months later. But for that short time, it was a life-changer.
Pictured above, sitting on the right. My manager was second from the left. I was happy when that photo was taken.
All in a Day
Value each day
Each moment
Each breath
For one day
The last dawn will rise
All the moments will have passed
And your breath will be no more.
Breath of Life
Invisible flickering flame
Into our core is breathed
Birthing physical form
Bound to this earthly realm
But creating life for eternity
Sweet angels would sing
Heavenly choir rejoice
All emptiness filled
When creation perfects
Glorious souls for company
Today I become the mother of a teenager!
Theme Update
Omigosh, I started playing around with themes, and now my old theme is gone! And I can’t get it back. So Passion Through Poetry, in anticipation of its third birthday, has a new theme. Thank you for reading my poetry, and all your wonderful friendships.
Poems and Petals 