Before we think a thought,

Before we say a word,

Before we choose an action,

the question to ask ourselves is,

does this thought, this action,

this word honor our Lord?

The more our source

is Jesus Christ the Lord

the more authentically

we serve each other.

What say I to Christ each day

when He gently invites me

to come spend time with

Him by reading His most

precious, Holy, inerrant

life-giving, luminous,

transforming word?

What say I to Christ each day?

True,

authentic,

Christ-sourced

kindness is

the gospel!

True riches

are when our

hearts are full

of Christ and

God’s glorious,

transforming,

inerrant,

living Word.

May our hearts, souls, and minds

give out grace, grace, grace

never suspicion, shame, blame,

or condemnation! These

enemy sent, unredeemed

devastating tools are too

often utilized on the hearts of

the precious souls of authentic saints

to debilitate, destroy and bring

God’s royal heirs to despair.

Darkened tools that should

never, ever, no ever be utilized

by those who are the blessed

recipients of so great a salvation.

But precious Saint do not despair

let Christ bring us to our knees 

for the most powerful ,victorious

position is gratitude and prayer!

For the battle is not ours it is the Lord’s!

Shimmering trails of  diamond like glory is found

in the believer where the Savior is passionately

sought and where the Word of God richly dwells!

My hope is that

anyone can pick up

and read one of my

humble poems and

find in my paltry rhymes

the hope of all the world,

Jesus Christ who is sublime!

If the world is in the church

and the church is in the world,

where then is the true church

of Jesus Christ that invites,

includes, loves, gives grace,

refuses to create suspicion

or shame about those who

love,with all their heart,

Father, Holy Spirit and Son?

May Christ be richly seen in you!

May Christ be richly seen in me.

If the world is in the church

and the church is in the world,

where then is the true church

of Jesus Christ that lavishly

and unconditionally loves and cares?

May we want to feast ,fill, and

form our hearts, souls, minds,

and lives on the magnificent

masterpiece of Jesus Christ alone!