Why is the shepherd running ahead?
Does He not care?
Where are my caring friends?
Again,
nobody wants me!
“My child.
I Am ahead of you preparing the way!”
They quietly discussed His purpose,
though the child wondered.
Hearing and seeing many behind the two,
she asked the Lord
“What are they doing?”
“My child, they are fasting while providing prayer support!”
She knelt at His feet.
By Martha L Shaw – © 2019
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Oh darkness,
you cannot hide
my seemingly elusive joy.
For,
in my heart exists the Lamp
to guide me to it
So I will sing on!
By Martha L Shaw – © 2016
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Jesus did NOT seek 12 with pedigrees.
He invited the tired, sweaty, ordinary 12 who said YES
and taught them how to change the world!
By Martha L Shaw – © 2018
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What is that glow
which lies beyond the gate?
Two steps away,
it beckons.
Dare I enter?
by Martha L Shaw – © 7-23-2014
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They pointed and shook their heads.
“Not a grain of common sense,” they said.
Still she moved ahead.
“What is she thinking?”
She followed the path.
They called her names,
but it did not sway her.
Throwing things at her did nothing
to change her mind.
EXHAUSTION,
heat,
hunger,
threats. . .
loss of friends,
still she answered the same way.
“Follow me!” He’d invited.
Eagerly, she did.
By Martha L Shaw – © 2016
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NEW IN TOWN
I heard about you and became curious.
You sounded unlike any other.
I heard rumor of invitations
“get to know you”
And watched the mailbox closely,
Never noticing you stood nearby gazing at me,
but no mail came.
On my morning stroll I saw
The letter carrier pass the park bench.
“Did my invitation come today?”
I wondered?
No, only more worries.
I returned home,
Never seeing your gaze into my eyes
As you tapped the park bench.
What’s wrong with me?
My soul cried out,
As I stood pulling weeds in my front yard.
You called “Martha!”
But I worked on.
I swept the debris by my door
As you called out again,
Louder,
But I swept and wept
And felt left out.
Suddenly,
A hand grabbed my wrist,
And with a start
I tugged it back and looked up.
“Martha! Why do you weep?”
“ . . . but you never wanted me.”
“I’ve kept near you all these days”
You assured me,
“but you never met my eyes.”
This time I did.
I saw such love there.
You spoke again saying
“Come and follow me!”
I dropped my rake and followed you home.
By Martha L Shaw – © 2017
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Our Lord came,
Born to peasants,
He did chores,
Grew up, chose a few easily overlooked helpers,
And opened the gates of heaven
For generations of us sinners.
He has a special purpose
For each of us.
Ask, listen, believe!
By Martha L Shaw – © 2017
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