Familiarity,
I have known you.
Uncertainty,
I float through your cloud.
Authenticity,
You are mine.
by Martha L Shaw © 7-31-2015
Faithful
July 31, 2015
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Unlabeled
July 30, 2015The happy little dandelion
growing in the field
smiled toward heaven
all the while.
No one ever said
“you’re just a weed”
so he had no doubt
that he was loved.
Perhaps
there is a lesson
here for me?
by Martha L Shaw © 7-29-2015
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A Morning Prayer
July 29, 2015
The sun still shines
when I stare only at the clouds.
The difference is
that when I do this
I close the blinds in my soul
to its rays.
Lord, help me not to do this!
by Martha L Shaw © 7-29-2015
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Faith
July 28, 2015A pot filled with weeds
oh so bravely faced the sun
and a rose appeared
By Martha L Shaw – © 7-28-2015 Words and image
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Innocense
July 27, 2015
If I could be her again, how much would change?
Can I try it for a day?
So much she can teach me!
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His Eternal Love
July 27, 2015
The soft tones of the
whisper awakened his
soul, unlocking the
seal of an inner tomb
It’s vibrations found
an inner pond of placid
emotions laying dormant
causing them to rise and
move
Their life’s dance began
as emotions leaped high
searching for the gentle
soft tones beginnings
Rising upward upon that
glorious path which leads
to the tender bliss tasting
of God’s sweet heaven
And they found a young
heart as it began beating
anew, for through clear
eyes were revealed a truth
As they all beheld what
caused The feelings of
love to rise, For they
realized he opened his
eyes to You.
November 1976
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Put on your shoes!
July 27, 2015Everybody says, at some point “if only I had the talent to be . . .” a writer, a dancer, a singer, a chef. . . . lay aside the award you covet and pick up the pen, the spoon, the sheet music . . . put on the shoes! You can only be a dancer IF YOU DANCE! – Martha L Shaw
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God’s Space
July 27, 2015
Awesome things will you show us … O Hope of all the ends of the earth and of the seas that are far away. I recently had the honor of baptizing a child. Leading up to the event and afterwards, all I thought about was the hope we have in our children. We hope that all of the care, protection and knowledge we try to impart on their lives will serve them well and lead them straight to God, even though we know from experience that the path is not always straight. Which is why I believe faith communities are important, that they strive to be vehicles that help to encourage and build up our faith and show God’s awesome love beyond the walls and the vastness of the earth and seas. Gracious God may we always stand ready to receive one whose path crosses into your spaces.
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It MIGHT Be All About Me Afterall
July 25, 2015With the right attitude, swamp land draws interest,
but with the wrong attitude diamonds are unseen . . . Martha L Shaw
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