Rest now weary sinners,
there’s a reckoning just ahead.
Where the work of grace begins,
and every hope is worth saving.
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This Night!
On this night of all night’s there is!
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Holding Space
Watched from afar
by loving eyes of grace.
Angels stand silently
at attention holding space.
Ragged breaths float
into the fading twilight.
Limp soft hands
and open eyes without sight.
At God’s command
quietly the angels step back.
Swords are dropped
onto heaven’s floor – clack!
Cold and alone
shivering to barely stand.
The path before
leads into undiscovered lands.
Walking slowly away
into the solid darkness ahead.
Trusting paths unknown
through whispering shadows we tread.
An eternal light
will shine into our night’s black.
If we choose to see
our future can be taken – back!
Answers lie unspoken
as new dreams emerge and begin.
Resting in stories
told of magic and truth without end.
~Mark Schutter ©2016
There Will Be Days Like These!
Reworked stanza from the Edgar Allen Poe poem ‘El Dorado’ Mark Schutter ©2016
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A moment of vulnerability my friends. I try really hard to be positive in my outlook on life. But every once in a while, yes every once in a while I fall and slip down into my own darkness. Lately, I have struggled with feelings of inadequacy and uncertainty. Hence, the poem above.
Life
This life on this side of the undiscovered, is not always easy. Things are thrown at us and we are left to deal with it. And sometimes we deal, or cope, better than others. We fall and struggle to get back up. It is then that we must persevere.
Grace
We must extend grace to ourselves as we hopefully would to others when they fall. We are all in this together, right? I encourage you, as I will do, to just believe that grace wins and hope lives. Even and especially in those dark and troubled times of life.
What do you think?
The Sentinel
“The Sentinel” North Head Lighthouse Washington (Photo copyright Mark Schutter 2016)
He stands alone
Watching
Waiting
In the day and night
He is immovable
Focused
Freed
To keep his purpose
He remains unaffected
Strong
Silent
A watcher over our souls
He accepts dangers
Courageously
Cautionary
A beacon for weary hearts
He loves unconditionally
Everyone
All
Sacrificing himself for us
~Mark Schutter ©2016
(The photo was taken on a family outing to the coast in July, I love where I live!)
Will darkness fade?
