Poetry

Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith…”

God has used poetry to soothe and comfort me. When I was recuperating from a double mastectomy, God greatly used hymns for solace. What are hymns? but poems to music. Each verse was a strong statement from precious saints coming down through the ages proclaiming, “You can do this. Be strong, my sister.”

Poetry

The cadence of one word or two,

That rhymes with every line,

Reminds me of a rocking chair,

Moving back and forth in time.

And as I read, my soul reacts,

To the motion of each verse.

A quiet peace comes over me,

As if we just conversed.

I hear the poems and my soul responds,

With stillness from above.

The mirrored lake reflects the sky,

And my heart beats loved, loved, loved.