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Sonnet: To God-Fearing Stewards of the State by Debbie Harris

23 Sunday Mar 2025

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The sonnet praises government officials who govern with a deep reverence for God, portraying them as steadfast and sincere in their duties. It highlights their resistance to corruption and their commitment to justice, guided by faith rather than worldly temptations. These officials work to restore a nation united under God’s will, offering prayers and efforts to heal societal divides. The poem concludes by honoring their wise, dutiful leadership, rooted in divine love and a higher calling.

In chambers where the laws of men are shaped,
Stand guardians clad in faith, their hearts sincere,
With fear of God, their souls are firmly draped,
To serve the land with justice they revere.

No bribe can sway, nor power dim their sight,
For Heaven’s gaze directs their every deed,
They wield their charge beneath eternal light,
A higher call their mortal hands to heed.

Through storms of strife, they labor to restore,
A nation knit by grace and righteous aim,
Their prayers ascend to mend what time has worn,
One flock, one fold, beneath God’s holy name.

So honor these, who fear the Lord above,
And rule with wisdom, duty, and His love.

The Unyielding Strength of Faith Above Earthly Government and the Infinite Power of God Over All Creation by Debbie Harris

23 Sunday Mar 2025

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The sonnet explores the superior power of faith and God over human institutions. It portrays faith as an unquenchable force that outlasts and overshadows government, enduring through challenges with quiet strength. It then elevates God as the ultimate authority, whose will surpasses all earthly powers and mortal schemes, existing eternally beyond human limitations. The poem concludes by affirming faith’s triumph over human rule and God’s transcendent dominion over all.

Faith rises high above the halls of power,
A flame no mortal edict can constrain,
Through storm and dark, it blooms—a steadfast flower,
Defying chains of law with sweet refrain.

While governments in pomp and pride may reign,
Their scepters bend beneath time’s ceaseless call,
Yet faith endures, a thread through joy and pain,
Its quiet might outshines the grandest hall.

But greater still, the One who shaped the skies,
Beyond all thrones, His will alone supreme,
In awe, the heart beholds what never dies,
A force unbound by flesh or fleeting dream.

So faith outstrips the rule of human hands,
And God’s vast will transcends all mortal plans.

The Enemy’s Hate Against the Jewish People, God’s Tears, and the Son’s Triumphant Return by Debbie Harris

23 Sunday Mar 2025

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The sonnet portrays the rising hatred against the Jewish people, described as God’s chosen and beloved, as a fulfillment of prophecy. It highlights God’s sorrow over their suffering and urges believers to share in this grief. Despite the enemy’s persistent rage across history, the poem traces a path to redemption through the Jewish lineage of Christ, the Son, who will return in glory to defeat sin and heal the world. The faithful are encouraged to look up in hope, as darkness cannot overcome the light of the Savior’s triumphant return and redeeming power.

When hatred swells against the chosen race,
The precious ones, the apple of His eye,
God weeps to see such cruelty’s harsh embrace,
And we, His flock, should mourn as tears run dry.
Through ages past, the enemy has raged,
Against the Jews, our Lord’s own sacred kin,
Yet in their pain, redemption’s path is traced,
The Son arises, vanquishing all sin.
Look up, ye faithful, lift your weary gaze,
Our hope draws nigh, the clouds shall soon unwind,
A King returns in glory’s radiant blaze,
To heal the world, the lost, the broken, blind.
Though darkness hates what light has long foretold,
His Savior’s heart redeems us, pure and bold.

The Song of Creation’s Praise by Debbie Harris

23 Sunday Mar 2025

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The poem marvels at nature’s beauty—singing birds, a shining sun, and a vast blue sky—as undeniable evidence of a divine Creator, Savior, and Guide, prompting heartfelt praise.

With birds in chorus, singing through the morn,
Sun shining bright upon the waking land,
And azure blue, a sky so vast and grand,
How can we not, in wonder, praise be sworn?
Our Creator crafts each dawn, each note reborn,
Our Savior lifts us with a gentle hand,
Our Guide through shadows, steady where we stand,
His grace a gift no sin can overworn.
The world itself a hymn of boundless care,
Each ray, each wing, a call to bend the knee,
Repentance turns the heart to seek His face.
Beneath this vault of heaven’s boundless air,
We find salvation’s prize, from guilt set free,
A song of life upheld by endless grace.

Anathema Pronounced Upon the Wayward Sanctuary Forsaking Scriptures by Debbie Harris

23 Sunday Mar 2025

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A house of stone once raised to praise His name,
Now stands accursed, a hollow, empty shell,
Its altars cold, its doctrines turned to shame,
Anathema, God’s voice doth sternly tell.
The scriptures lie, unopened, gathering dust,
Christ’s teachings scorned for fables wrought by men,
The flock misled, their faith betrayed to rust,
A sanctuary lost to prideful sin.
No light of grace illumes its darkened pews,
No truth resounds where once the Word held sway,
The cross defiled by those who would refuse,
To bow before the King in humble way.
Yet still God calls, though walls reject His plea,
“Return, or fall—forsaken thus by Me.”

How Can We Not Soar on Eagles’ Wings with Our Lord and King? by Debbie Harris

23 Sunday Mar 2025

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This six-line poem begins with a rhetorical question, marveling at how one cannot help but rise on magnificent wings with Jesus Christ as King nearby. It then portrays His love as a force that soars through life’s challenges, offering limitless grace as a beacon. The poem concludes with a direct challenge to the soul to actively rise in faith, promising an eternal expanse of divine skies. It’s a compact, uplifting celebration of spiritual elevation through Christ’s presence and power.

How can we not rise, on wings so grand,
With Jesus Christ, our King, at hand?
Through storms and skies, His love takes flight,
A boundless grace, our guiding light,
Take flight, O soul, in faith ascend,
His boundless skies shall never end.

The Lamb’s Gaze to the Shepherd’s Hand by Debbie Harris

23 Sunday Mar 2025

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The sonnet portrays a small lamb standing on a hill at dusk, its fleece glowing as it looks to its shepherd for direction. With trusting eyes, the lamb seeks guidance through the vast, shadowy fields ahead, relying on the shepherd’s staff to lead it to safety or peace. Unfazed by potential dangers or uncertainties, the lamb follows faithfully, its gentle bleats asking what lies next, content to go wherever the shepherd directs.

A little lamb stands soft upon the hill,
Its fleece aglow beneath the fading day,
With tender eyes it seeks the shepherd’s will,
To know the path through dusk’s uncertain play.
The fields stretch wide, a sea of green and gold,
Yet shadows creep where hidden streams may run,
The lamb, so small, in trust both meek and bold,
Looks up to him who guards ‘gainst setting sun.
The staff he holds, a beacon calm and sure,
Points forth where grazing peace or shelter waits,
Through storm or stillness, danger or allure,
The lamb steps on, content with shepherd’s gates.
In every bleat, a question softly sings,
“What’s next, my guide?”—and follows where he brings.

From Ancient Signs to Modern Peaks: The Eternal Reach of Belief by Debbie Harris

23 Sunday Mar 2025

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The sonnet challenges the notion that miracles are confined to history, asserting that God’s power remains active today for those with faith. It recalls past wonders—like parted seas and healed lives—as evidence of divine might that persists unchanged. The poem emphasizes that believers can still command mountains to move, as Jesus taught, and see the impossible yield to steadfast trust. It celebrates the continuity of God’s miracles, urging the faithful to embrace this living power and witness its effects in the present.

Why banish wonders to the days of old,
When God, unchanging, holds His power still?
For those who trust, His marvels yet unfold,
Through faith, we bend the mountains to His will.
The past recounts the seas that split in twain,
The blind made whole, the dead restored to breath,
Yet now, as then, His might does not wane,
For belief unlocks the chains of death.
“Be gone!” we cry to peaks that block our way,
And stone must yield to words of steadfast heart,
The Lord, who spoke the stars to light the day,
Still bids the impossible depart.
So let us claim the miracles anew,
For God’s great works shine forth to faithful view.

Meditations on the Transience of Riches and the Eternity of Grace by Debbie Harris

23 Sunday Mar 2025

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The sonnet urges the wealthy to reject arrogance and reliance on their uncertain riches, which can vanish like the wind. Instead, it encourages them to place their hope in God, who generously provides all things for true enjoyment. It contrasts the fleeting nature of material wealth with the enduring treasure of faith, calling the rich to humility and trust in divine grace as the source of lasting fulfillment.

The rich who tread this fleeting world below,
With coffers full, are bid to shun their pride,
For gold, though bright, doth shift like winds that blow,
And in its gleam, no lasting hope abide.
Let not their hearts exalt in hoarded store,
Nor cling to wealth, that fickle friend of chance,
But turn their gaze to Him who giveth more,
Whose boundless grace doth earthly gifts enhance.
For God, in love, provides our every need,
A fount of joy that never runs to dust,
And bids us sow with kind and humble deed,
To find in Him a treasure we can trust.
So let the rich, with meekness as their crown,
Hold fast to faith, where truest wealth is found.

Beneath the Gilded Frame of Wealth and Pride by Debbie Harris

23 Sunday Mar 2025

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This sonnet, “Beneath the Gilded Frame of Wealth and Pride,” reflects on the arrival of a wealthy man in a community, adorned with dazzling riches and commanding attention. It questions whether one should be swayed by his material splendor or look deeper to his true character. While wealth may shine brightly, it is fleeting, and pride, not money, often blocks spiritual fulfillment. The sonnet urges judgment based not on transient treasures but on acts of grace, concluding that a person’s worth lies beyond what they possess—humble deeds endure where pride and boldness fade.

If in your midst a rich man should appear,
With gold and silks to dazzle every eye,
His voice commanding all who linger near,
His wealth a tower reaching to the sky—
Would you, in awe, his every word obey,
Or see the heart beneath the gilded frame?
For riches gleam, yet often fade away,
While humble souls may bear a truer name.
The camel threads no needle’s narrow gate,
Yet pride, not coin, may bar the heav’nly door—
So judge him not by treasure’s fleeting weight,
But by the grace his actions may restore.
A man is more than what his hands can hold,
For humble deeds outlast the proud and bold.