September 2021 – MaddogPoetry

Magnanimous

When we get our worldly way, often the feat’s apparent success is undone and comes under assault with an unintended result. Naturally we chafe under trial and fret with tribulation, especially at our undoing and motives misconstruing. Hardship nurtures strength. It creates possibility and fosters our assurance in God’s faithful endurance. “I have told youContinue reading “Magnanimous”

God’s Sadness

The tears God sheds are real and in harmony with creation. God’s gloom is not our doom, nor does it lessen her love for us, all of us, regardless of awareness. God’s grief is not fear of failure, She does not ache from envy, and does not compete with us. God’s anguish gives witness, SheContinue reading “God’s Sadness”

Soulmate (Psalm 139)

My Lady, You are in my bones. You are with me always in all ways; You embrace me and hold me close. From the time I wake up until I go to sleep; You are my companion every day in every way. Before a flash in my eye a sound inContinue reading “Soulmate (Psalm 139)”

Apostolic

Advocacy is listening and reflecting what is heard – an apostle is full of mercy. The world is a noisy place full of sound and fury and quiet is hard to come by. Desperate to be left alone, solo silos are created… rendering all senseless. So, chaos abounds and discord reins with desolation for theContinue reading “Apostolic”

Standing in the Stream

“Knowledge knows that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad”[1] Knowledge is knowing that righteousness is doing the right thing, Wisdom is loving with whole mind, heart, and soul. Life has often been thought of as a journey, and we imagine it as a path or road. Suppose itContinue reading “Standing in the Stream”

All Things Considered

Not only is “all things considered” just so impossible to achieve, it is, definitely, ill-advised. I have said this and have been sincere; but, if I’m honest, the considered is a narrow field of self-interest. It’s difficult to stay “objective”, and not influenced by moving on with my needs and wants, the considered. I nowContinue reading “All Things Considered”