SOMETIMES I NEED REMINDING . . .

Blessed By Darkness and By Light

 

If it wasn’t for the storm

Would the dead wood remain standing?

Without its rain,

Would the pond still refresh my thirst?

Would the grass still grow and cushion my footsteps?

Would the garden still feed my body,

Feed my soul?

If it wasn’t for the storm,

Would I still see the sun and feel its warming rays?

Rejoice!

By Martha L Shaw – © 2013

DARKNESS OVERCOME

 

Crickets and rain drops outside my window,

Quiet my distracted soul

And not unlike a lullaby,

I feel my spirit finding rest

In You.

By Martha L Shaw © 2014

LITTLE WORRIES DON’T HAVE TO GROW LARGER!

MOST OF US go to the Lord in prayer only for big things and wonder why we become stressed.  He wants to be in relationship with us, His children!  DO NOT SUFFER IN SILENCE!  REACH OUT TO HIM!

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. -Isaiah 41:10

 

TRUST AND FOLLOW

Qavah

I embarked along the path

I was directed to take.

Assuming it would be short . . . .

Assuming clear weather . . .

Assuming a warm climate . . .

But these were brief and fleeting at best.

The path was mostly unpaved,

Slippery and full of fallen trees.

I stumbled and skinned my knees.

I was cold.

The only sound I heard was my own breathing

And the call of wild beasts of prey!

Oh, when would I . . .

No!

Ouch!

Why?

Will I ever?

At some point I turned around a bend

And there it was!

My destination,

For a time anyway,

Had been reached!

I sighed at the glow of the sun

And felt its rays.

I wonder . . .

Could it have been there all along

Waiting for me to look up?

By Martha L Shaw – © 2013

Ah, Faith or Fear

Why is it

that we acquiesce 

so readily

to other humans even though

we know the Lord is leading us

elsewhere?

By Martha L Shaw – ©2018

 

REST IN HIM

When I was a child,

I was more curious

than fearful of the

“scary” monsters lurking under the bed.

No, not me . . .

What would scare me,

and break my heart

would be to have to live

one day . . . or one second

without your mighty presense

and your amazing love!

By Martha L Shaw – ©2018

 

 

 

 

 

PASSION IS GOD’S GIFT!

Folks who soar through life without a trace of stress are generally better at hiding it!  DON’T COMPARE AND JUDGE YOUR FEELINGS!  FOLLOW YOUR HEART!

THIS WEEK’S WEATHER

Enlightened

Beauty in a storm

when I do not look in fear

sun peeks through the clouds

By Martha L Shaw – ©  6–10-2015  Words and Image

FEAR – TRUST – GRACE

SIMPLY BLESSED

Seeking answers,

seeing none,

I look to the left

and look to the right.

My feet are still leaden.

I hear a bird call

and glancing up,

I understand.

By Martha L Shaw – © 2017