Seen

What would I do if Your eyes looked at me? 

Would I bow down in joy, or would I flee? 

Do I truly accept Your acceptance

Or do I feel a continued need for repentance?

Of the sins that I have already laid at your feet

Those that I’ve long ago forgiveness received?

Can I see me for who You transformed

When I repented and You allowed me to be reborn?

Am I still finding fig leaves to hide from You?

Am I rejecting the truth that I’ve been made new?

If my eyes refuse to look inward and see

The cleansed, loved soul You promised I’d be

Then assist me in letting go of all of the lies

The enemy whispers calling me to hide

Aid me to find peace and joy in your gaze

So I can unguardedly serve You all of my days

The Weaver

Across the world, upon His ears

He hears His children’s pleas

He sees each one as His own

Desires to meet each need

 

In His vision and His wisdom

He intertwines their lives

What appears a no to one of His

Seems, to the other, a great prize

 

The daughter who wants to wed outdoors

The farmer who struggles with drought

It rains upon them both at once

The daughter begins to pout

 

Did not the Lord see the future

Of the newlyweds’ need to eat?

God’s providence protects

He does meet every need

Discipleship

Wooden beams upon your shoulders

Trudging up the hill

To be attacked and crucified

All for the Father’s will

Whispers from the Spirit say

The burdens we are to share

Gentle reminders of righteous living

Said with loving care

Lift the weight of those around

Being crushed beneath the wood

The faithful ones who know the Lord

Trying to live life as they should

Remind them with a whisper 

That they are loved, adored

Not just by members all around

But by a loving Lord

Wooden beams upon His shoulders

Trudging to his death

Where He was attacked and crucified

So, believers could get rest

Death was not the end

Of the burden bearer’s life

It was just the beginning 

Of Love overcoming strife

His sacrifice has lifted

The heavy wooden beams

Turn your eyes upon Him

Submit to the Supreme

Live in Him, and He in you

With eyes forever on Him

You will rest, He will perfect

The Spirit dwelling within

 Celebrations

-kb (2022)

Snow covered fields, with deer running free

Pinecones around, cardinals gazing at me

At the window I stand, by the warmth of the fire

Memories abound, inflaming desire

Waking my parents when the sun wasn’t out

For the family gathering as gifts laid about

When Dad was alive, and we called him daddy

And Mom moseyed downstairs, still as mommy

Experiencing joy, peace, hope, and love

From daddy and mommy, and the great Lord above

Lights dancing on walls, in red, green, and blue

Elvis belting of a blue Christmas without you

Telling the tale of the Miracle on 34th Street

And tinsel, of course, or Christmas is incomplete

The story unfolding that Santa’s a fraud

But daddy saying St. Nick had been called

To share the Lord’s love with all who would hear

To inspire the world to be joyful and cheer

For generations to praise the birth of the Christ

I learned, as a child, of His great sacrifice

Then, I was awoken before the sunrise

By excited young children that opened my eyes

They dragged us downstairs to lights on the tree

To wrapping paper, boxes, and scents of coffee

As I stand at the window, and see the deer run

My aching heart misses years ago fun

The cardinal gives me one last glance

The pinecone falls as though doing a dance

Eyes follow the cone til it lands on the ground

And I see the squirrel family that gathers around

Like my siblings and I did with my mom and dad

As my children did when they were little and glad

The Lord’s voice fills my heart with a message from heaven

Celebrations are coming with our believing brethren

The young, and the old, those living, those gone

Eternal family fiestas next time that Christ comes

Genuine Love (2022)

Imagining love to be all of the beauty:

The flowers, the birds, the sun, and the moon

Yet, sometimes it entails us to follow our duty,

Speaking truth in the form of an unhappy tune

I want for you nothing but bright light and cheer

But melodious sadness cannot be unsung

For love can cause pain when given sincere

Try and find sweetness in the strings that are strung

A genuine love shares words with actions -

Still, truth infused the serpent’s deception

He slithered away once the infraction

Was known by the sinners’ new perception

Even in sad tunes, and weary voices

Love conquers all, and lifts you up high

Unlike destruction brought by their choices

Based on the rocky foundation of lies

Love can illuminate, bring joy to life

With sweet scents of roses, songs of the birds

Truth can bring healing, ousting out strife

For God’s loving actions back up His words

Perplexities Concerning Teens Abound

 

Perplexities concerning teens abound,

lugubrious souls with unprovoked frowns.

Downcast eyes beside a woebegone walk

around the house, they barely talk.

Why so averse to making sound?

Like overturned ground enveloped in brown,

their ghastly garb overshadows the town.

Like a cat fostering a grudge, they sulk.

Perplexities concerning teens abound.

Fun family affairs become unwound,

precipitating problems to compound.

Though lasting visions of frolic

stay, of youth prolix poppycock,

before they donned the forlorn crowns.

Perplexities concerning teens abound.

This Moment (2022)

 

The mystery of the morrow

Will sometimes make us scared.

But the here and now is where we live;

All we need to be prepared,

Is faith in You, complete surrender,

Knowing You are love.

Giving from a heart tender,

From the Trinity above:

The Father sent His only Son;

The Spirit directs our faith.

The Son, He died for everyone;

This truth aids us to face,

Every tomorrow that we meet.

Our mission on this earth

Is designed to be complete;

We accepted upon rebirth.

Release us of our sinful pride;

Help us submit to Your will.

So within our lives, you abide;

And the future worries still.

We can remain in calming peace;

You work all things for good.

Our pain and troubles are released;

We live this moment as we should.