Tag: Poetry

Good News

Received such good news on this Easter

Of surgical recoveries and hospital releases

Due to quarantines we couldn’t physically meet

But folk still cooked and enjoyed feasts

And dressed up to celebrate resurrection of Jesus

Reminding us this pandemic won’t defeat us

Because God still hearing our pleas and prayers

 

While the grim news still remains on tv

Of the loss of lives and economies

In the middle of one of the world’s worst tragedies

It’s good news when an email is received

That all is well with friends and family

 

True to the words in Psalm 46

God has been our refuse and strength

And one day, I hope soon

This pandemic will pass through

And the whole world will have good news.

The Real Sustainer

Before The pandemic made us shelter in place

I usually sought out stuff with which to participate or be entertained

Thought it was needed for a healthy mind to be sustained

As socialization and entertainment help relieve stress and strain

 

I would say If it wasn’t for these activities to do or events to attend

So boring would be the time I spend

Idle time would let negative thoughts creep in

Like thinking on past mistakes or some type of sin

 

And now that in-person recreation and entertainment has disappeared

God has let me know the real sustainer is Him

He is providing everything I need

And showing me other ways to occupy my mind and keep busy

And I’m still connected to thing I used to do

Thanks to new online avenues

 

It reminds me of the words in Psalm 37:25

…I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread…

Stuff I thought was keeping me, were a false sense of security

It is God that keeps,  He’s the real sustainer of my needs.

Set Me Free

He saw the agony
Extended His tender mercy
And delivered me
Set me free

What if I was still in that situation
Such misery
Thank You Jesus for hearing the pleas
You set me free

In today’s uncertain time
Would have lost my mind
But now I have peace
Because the Lord set me free

O give thanks unto the Lord for He is good (Psalm 107:1)
His mercy endure the forever
I cried unto the Lord in my troubles
Out of distress, He set me free
To God be the glory.

Scripture Reference Psalm 107:6
Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses