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In the World, Not Of It

29 Sunday Jan 2017

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truth

by Susan Irene Fox

When listening to my Father’s call

the world attempts to use disguise

to lead me into my downfall

when lies are truth and truth are lies.

The Gospels lift me up to soar,

and daily mind and heart restore.

 

The words of Jesus free my thoughts

and bring me back to God’s embrace

to focus on the things I ought;

on love, compassion and His grace.

He came not to condemn but save

and all my sins expunged, forgave.

 

Abiding in the Spirit shows

me how to be and how to live.

Christ’s light from Living Water flows;

this fact holds no alternative.

The truth from fruit’s essential seeds

is God’s great source from which He feeds.

 

Because I sustain nourishment

from my Savior’s bread of life,

His voice of love is sweet assent

which melts and calms the daily strife.

God always is my Number One;

His wisdom never is outdone.

 

So say your truth, but I know His.

I am to open heart and hands,

to welcome all, and more than this;

to care for orphans, widows and

to reconcile the world, employ

God’s grace and wisdom, love and joy.

 

“I guarantee this truth: every believer has eternal life. I am the bread of life.” (John 6:47-48)

“For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who cares for the truth hears my voice.” Pilate asked him, “What is truth?” (John 18:37-38)

And the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. (Galatians 5:22-23)

A Poem for My God

22 Sunday Jan 2017

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A Guest Post

by Susan Irene Fox

 

Your fragrant scent is like a rose,

Perfume which, when inhaled, does flow

Throughout each cell to calm and ease;

Your Spirit lifts with harmonies.

 

Each bird delivers highs and lows,

the notes your whisper tells in prose.

Your voice delivers sweet mercies,

Your Spirit lifts with harmonies.

 

Delicious taste of berries sows

a hunger for the wisdom those

red words of Jesus’ scripture pleas;

Your Spirit lifts with harmonies.

 

Your touch upon my heart bestows

the softest love I’ll ever know

and coupled with your grace agrees

Your Spirit lifts with harmonies.

 

The sunrise wakens me and shows

just why it’s You I finally chose;

and glad I am you’ve chosen me,

Your Spirit lifts with harmonies.

Wondrous Grace (#guestblogger)

31 Saturday Dec 2016

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Your grace amazes me
It’s all I think about
For when I was a sinner
You turned my life around

I was lost and hopeless
My days filled with despair
But then your grace came flooding in
Forgiveness found me there

I knelt down at the altar
And asked you to come in
Your grace was there to meet me
And take away my sin

Oh, the wondrous grace of Jesus
More than I could ever dream
Just keeps giving me His blessings
Undeserved He gives to me

Every time I fail Him
I come to Him in tears
His grace is there to meet me
And take away my fears

And when I’m having troubles
And can’t find the way out
His grace comes in and rescues me
And takes away all doubt

Oh, the wondrous grace of Jesus
More than I could ever dream
Just keeps giving me His blessings
Undeserved He gives to me

I will lift my voice in praise
To His glorious name
Worship Him with all I am
For His wondrous grace

As Children See (guest blogger)

18 Sunday Dec 2016

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Children see color as crayons,

beautiful art which represents

oceans, flowers, sunsets and dawns;

hues of people, this sight ascends.

 

Were we to see as children see

before the influence of hate

our hearts and minds would remain free

as we were born and was innate.

 

We’ve lost the purity of sight

and turned our backs on God’s great gift;

but if we reach out to the Light

He once again our souls will lift.

 

His love and grace and mercy still

are in our reach; do not despair.

He lives within us, that’s the thrill;

He always hears our silent prayer.

 

So wipe your tears, and once again

Remember you’re His precious child.

See others as your godly friends

Whom Christ has also reconciled.

 

©Rio Rinaldi Rachmatullah

©Rio Rinaldi Rachmatullah

One day some parents brought their children to Jesus so he could lay his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples scolded the parents for bothering him.

But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.” And he placed his hands on their heads and blessed them before he left. (Matthew 19:13-15)

A Good Comfort (#Guest Post)

27 Sunday Nov 2016

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Settling into my own skin,

God has given me the ability

to smile at the person in the mirror,

loving and accepting exactly who I am.

 

As I look back at who I’ve been

and reflect on how and what I used to see,

my perspective was skewed, dark; I ignored

the signs: the love, the grace, the comfort from the Lamb.

 

Yet once I opened to His heart within,

I saw with Jesus’ eyes, I became free.

His love allowed me to open the door

to view myself and others through His love, His plan.

 

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I see Him now inside my eyes

His beauty shines from my mirror back to me

As does His character; it is His peace I carry, not mine.

I breathe deeply, fully, accepting His unconditional love.

 

by Susan Irene Fox

Hope & Grace (#Guest Blogger)

20 Sunday Nov 2016

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©Sharon Knight

©Sharon Knight

When I rest in Him, employ His eyes

There remains no human I despise.

We are all His flesh; we are jars of His clay

Shaped and made to display

God’s full hope and grace; God’s hope and grace.

 

Though we may use words to slight and shame,

Underneath we are flesh, blood and frame.

We are born with tongues to accept and uplift

Endowed from Him a gift:

God’s full hope and grace; God’s hope and grace.

 

As we look outside ourselves this morn’

Can we see all those who too were born

As branches of the selfsame tree, bearing fruit?

Our hearts cannot dispute

God’s full hope and grace; God’s hope and grace.

 

This hope and grace, and yes His love

Set gently down from His heart above

Like starlings alight on each branch of a tree.

A weightless yoke, humbly

God’s full hope and grace; God’s hope and grace.

 

Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Put My yoke upon your shoulders—it might appear heavy at first, but it is perfectly fitted to your curves. Learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble of heart. When you are yoked to Me, your weary souls will find rest. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light. (Matthew 11:28-30)

Thank you to Sharon Knight at SunEarthSky for allowing me to share her beautiful photograph, starlings roosting in a tree.

by Susan Irene Fox

A #Prayer for #Peace

06 Sunday Nov 2016

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Inner Peace

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Gracious Heavenly Father
Quiet our thoughts so they may Center on You.
You who Knows every beat of our Hearts,
Every Breath we take.
Hush our chaos for Your Love’s Sake
And Speak in a voice Soft and Clear;
Holy Whisperings that drive away fear.

Spirit of Peace, Bless the Weary Heart,
The Sorrowful Traveler,
The Lost and Lonely Soul.
Generous Love, Reach down from on High
To Caress with Tenderness when fear tries to pervade.
Trusting Joy, return like a River of Loving Light
To Reign in Triumph in our Hearts.
Lord of Love, Fill us in Blessed Renewal
Giving us Strength to walk in Abundant Hope.

Blessed Spirit of Life and Breath,
Creator before the foundation of the world,
Master Artist of the Universal Mystery,
You are All in All in All.
Eternal Word of Life,
Giver of Wisdom and Unfathomable Peace,
Guide us to Understand Truth through Your Spirit of Compassion and Mercy
So we may Live each Breath with Love and Kindness,
With Harmony in our Hearts and Your Melody in our Voices;
So we may Share Your Love, Hope, Peace and Joy
With All we meet,
Giving Glory and Honour unto the Most High,
Blessed Spirit of Life and Breath.

Lord in Your Loving Mercy we Pray

Amen

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~Morgan

Mortality

08 Monday Jun 2015

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Mortality

Mortality is a Grace
Bestowed unto us All,
A Mercy Gifted Lovingly
To Obey the Echoing Call
Of Those who Lived Before Us,
Those who Breathed and Dreamed,
Unspoken now in Twilight, Passing,
An Unavoidable, Blessed Theme.
Mortality is Kindness,
Sweet Clemency from Above,
That we should not remain in Death
But Rise to Walk with Love.

~Morgan~
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Sigh – NaPoWriMo

16 Thursday Apr 2015

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Breathe in the Passion and Mercy of this Day

Sigh

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Blessed by the Promise of Tomorrow

Brightened by the Pleasure of Now

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Sigh

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Devoted to You in Fullness

Loving and Loved

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Sigh

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All in Oneness

Oneness in All

Glory and Grace

Forevermore

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Sigh!

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~Morgan~
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Beautiful Original Artwork by: Sortvind at Deviantart

Quietly Be

09 Monday Mar 2015

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Quietly Be

OH the Beauty I See in You,
That You See in me,
Perfect
Transcending
Unity,
Abolishing this place in which we Breathe,
To Touch Your Love with mortal hands,
To Quietly BE
And Understand,
Your Love Surrounds when Dark is Night,
When Alone we Stand in Crowded Sight,
Whispers of Your Infinite Splendor,
Faith
Hope
To Tenderly Engender,
Yet to Linger in this Quiet room
Of Willing Grace Beyond the Earthly Tomb,
Like the cosmos Stretching,
Eternal
Unending
Heaven’s Love Tirelessly Bending,
To Touch the pain of man’s denial,
To Quietly BE
Without shame,
Without guile,
To See the Beauty only in You,
Shimmering
Hoping
Endlessly True.

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~Morgan~
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Beautiful Original Artwork by: Igor Zenin

 

The Mystery of Your Recompense

26 Thursday Feb 2015

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Cold and Dark
You Stand Waiting,
Lines Perfected, Curves Defined,
Like Silhouette on Shimmering Water,
A Play of Shadow and Light.

Bright and Night
You Lay Open, Expansive,
Key to my Heart, Heart of my Soul,
Silent before your lovers Touch,
Synesthesia Sweetly Implied.

Rich and Bold
You Sing in Majestic Eloquence,
Opening to my Fleeting Fancy
Every Imagination Illusion Yields,
Magic Playing from Magic Bending.

Table of Grace
Banquet for my Listening ear,
Luscious Feast to my Unencumbered Heart,
Where offerings Filled with Grace and Grandeur
Cascade in ribbons of Tireless Sound.

Loving Piano
Alter to my Weary mind,
Share with me one Precious Hour
The Mystery of your Recompense
While I, in Rapturous Delight,
Do Close the Window to my Soul
And Open my Heart.

Piano

~Morgan~
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Spectral Dance

13 Tuesday Jan 2015

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Spectral Dance

Dance

O Spectral Vision

That Reaches out for me

In the Deep Cold of Night.

Spectral Dance 2

Sing

O Immutable Beauty

Hovering Ever O’er.

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Grace

Sweetly fluttering down

From the Velvet tides of Bejeweled Night,

Spectral Dance 4

Spangles of Starlight as Your Spirit,

Watching,

Guiding,

Lifting our eyes in Wonder

While the Spectral Visions

Dance.

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~Morgan~
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Beautiful Photographs found on Pinterest. Credit is acknowledged to the amazing Original Photographers. Thank You!

Faint Kiss

04 Sunday Jan 2015

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Faint-Kiss

Bright, in the darkness, Blessing Ringing,

Dancing Light in Willows weeds,

Clamouring Life, through the Mould is Springing,

Gracing All, as Growth goes to Seed.

Remember, then, in the Pitch of Night,

Blossoms Tarry for the Faint Kiss of Light.

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Holiday Hiatus

14 Sunday Dec 2014

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Warmest Wishes of the Holiday Season, of Love and Grace, of Hope and Joy, of Peace and Blessed Tranquility be with You All. This Special time of year is my favourite, with all the glimmers and sparkles, the scents and sights and sighs and laughter; with all the Love we Share freely with one another. Yet it is also a very busy time of year, the rush and bustle of the holiday season can be somewhat overwhelming and can often steal our Joy, if we are not watchful. But the JOY that comes with the season of Good Cheer is Meant for us, it is Love’s Abiding Wish that we should be Joyful, so even though the days may be shorter and filled with a vast deal, Remember Always to Smile…for you are Loved. By the Love that Smiles down upon us from High Above…..and (perhaps less enigmatically or amazingly), by me !

So in order to ENJOY this Season of Mirth and Beauty, I shall be taking a brief hiatus. Not entire, to be sure, because words are never far from me, but for the most part, in order that I might not allow the hurry-hurry of the holiday to replace my Glee with Gloominess. I Shall be quieter than usual, and may not be round much or commenting often, and for that I apologize, but KNOW that my love Smiles to you and my Appreciation for All You Do is as boundless as the Glittering Heavens.

Blessings of JOY fill your Hearts! May Mirth and Good Cheer bubble giddily inside you and may your Christmastide, Yuletide, Hanukkah, Years Long Night, or whatever you may Celebrate at this Festive Season of the year, but Truly JOYFUL, Blissfully binding you and yours together in Love.

With All my Best and Sweetest Wishes and Hopes,

~Morgan~