A Sonnet on the Radiant Beauty of Loving Your Neighbor as Yourself, a Rare Gemstone of the Soul, as Christ Commands Us to Live by Debbie Harris

20 Sunday Apr 2025

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The sonnet celebrates the rare and beautiful act of loving one’s neighbor as oneself, likening it to a radiant gemstone that shines with selfless kindness. This love, depicted as a divine and unifying force, stands out against the selfishness of the world, reflecting eternal light through acts of empathy and care. Each deed forms part of a human sonnet, a testament to shared humanity. The poem concludes by emphasizing that Jesus Christ calls us to live this way, making such love a sincere expression of His teachings that brings heaven’s kingdom closer.

When love for neighbor mirrors love for self,
A jewel gleams where common hearts reside.
No richer gem adorns the soul’s deep shelf,
Than kindness shared with open hands, untied.

Its facets catch the light of selfless care,
Each deed a verse in human sonnet’s frame.
Rare sparkles dance where empathy’s laid bare,
And unity transcends the fleeting game.

Though selfishness may cloud the world’s design,
This love, a beacon, cuts through bitter night.
Like polished stone, its clarity divine,
Reflects the truth of shared, eternal light.

Christ bids us live this way, with hearts sincere,
His love through us makes heaven’s kingdom near.

In the Fleeting Splendor of Christ’s Created Golden Hour by Debbie Harris

20 Sunday Apr 2025

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The poem captures the golden hour, a fleeting time when sunlight bathes the world in a magical glow. The first stanza sets the scene with light weaving a dreamlike landscape. The second focuses on nature, with trees and leaves transformed into radiant, dancing forms. The third elevates everyday objects like sidewalks and gates, revealing their beauty through light’s touch. The final stanza addresses the golden hour directly, lamenting its brevity while celebrating its ability to unify all things in a transcendent, golden world.

In the golden hour’s tender glow,
Where sunlight spills and shadows flow,
The world is draped in amber veils,
A canvas brushed with liquid beams.

Trees wear cloaks of shimmering light,
Their leaves a dance of warmth and flight.
The air hums soft, a honeyed haze,
Each moment gilded, each scene ablaze.

Sidewalks shimmer, cracks turn to art,
Each rust-flecked gate a pulsing flame.
Colors sing—green deepens, red ignites,
As day and night blur in soft delights.

Oh, fleeting hour, so brief, so rare,
You gild the earth with heavenly grace.
In your soft light, all things find peace,
A fleeting world, where shadows cease.

Our Hope Resides Not in Ourselves but in Christ’s Indwelling Presence by Debbie Harris

20 Sunday Apr 2025

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The poem, titled “Our Hope Resides Not in Ourselves but in Christ’s Indwelling Presence”, expresses a profound Christian belief that true hope lies not in human strength or self-reliance but in the divine and miraculous presence of Christ dwelling within believers. Structured with a rhythmic, two-words-per-line format (with slight variations), it emphasizes the transcendence of Christ’s indwelling through concise, reverent language, culminating in an exclamation of faith. The poem’s brevity and deliberate phrasing convey a clear, heartfelt theological message.

Our hope is not

found within

ourselves but in

Christ who divinely

and miraculously

dwells within us!

The Immaculate Lamb of God, Whose Sacrifice Redeems the Fallen World and Restores the Soul to Eternal Light by Debbie Harris

20 Sunday Apr 2025

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The sonnet is a reverent meditation on the Lamb of God, a Christian symbol of Jesus Christ, focusing on His purity, sacrifice, and redemptive power. It portrays the Lamb standing on a sacred mount, embodying peace and illuminating humanity’s darkness with His radiant, sinless presence. Despite bearing the weight of human grief, His untainted nature and blood—flowing like a cleansing river—wash away sin, transforming despair into light. The thorns crowning His brow and His wounds are celebrated as symbols of grace and mercy, proclaiming an enduring love that warms the soul. The poem culminates in the triumphant declaration that the Lamb’s death conquers the grave, and His boundless love lays the foundation for eternal songs of praise, inspiring heavenly worship.

Upon the sacred mount where tempests cease,
The Lamb of God, with meek and radiant gaze,
Doth stand as emblem of eternal peace,
His gentle steps illuming darkened days.

No sin can taint His pure and spotless frame,
Though mortal grief He bears with silent might,
His blood, a river flowing from His name,
Cleanses the heart and turns the dusk to light.

The thorns that pierce His brow, a crown of grace,
Proclaim His love through ages yet untold,
Each wound a testament to mercy’s face,
Each sigh a warmth to thaw the spirit’s cold.

O Lamb divine, whose death defeats the grave,
Thy boundless love eternal anthems pave.

The Triumphant Proclamation of the Risen Lord and His Eternal Victory: A Participatory Poem for Easter Morning by Debbie Harris

20 Sunday Apr 2025

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The poem “The Triumphant Proclamation of the Risen Lord and His Eternal Victory: A Participatory Poem For Easter Morning” is a seven-stanza participatory work crafted for an Easter service or Christian gathering, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Each stanza, delivered by a leader (solo or group), explores themes of hope, victory, glory, and eternal life, moving from the empty tomb and broken chains of death to angelic rejoicing, eternal promises, and a trumpet-heralded triumph. The leader ends each stanza with “He is risen!” prompting the audience to respond with “He is risen indeed!” in the traditional Easter liturgical call-and-response. The final stanza urges spreading the news of Christ’s everlasting love. The poem’s rhythmic structure and vivid imagery foster enthusiastic, unified participation, with optional musical elements (e.g., a trumpet fanfare) to enhance the celebratory mood.

Leader:
On the dawn of the third day, the stone rolled away,
Darkness fled, and hope came to stay.
The tomb lies empty, the Savior freed—
He is risen!

Audience:
He is risen indeed!

Leader:
Death could not hold Him, its chains were broken,
By love’s great power, His word was spoken.
The cross now stands as a sign of His creed—
He is risen!

Audience:
He is risen indeed!

Leader:
From the grave He emerged, with glory arrayed,
The Lamb of God, our debt He paid.
His light now shines for all in need—
He is risen!

Audience:
He is risen indeed!

Leader:
The angels sang, the heavens rejoiced,
His victory calls to every voice.
In Him we live, by faith we plead—
He is risen!

Audience:
He is risen indeed!

Leader:
His promise stands, eternal and true,
He makes the broken whole and new.
With hearts united, we spread His deed—
He is risen!

Audience:
He is risen indeed!

Leader:
With trumpets blazing, His triumph roars,
The King of Glory reigns evermore!
In splendor crowned, His victory freed—
He is risen!

Audience:
He is risen indeed!

Leader:
So go and tell, let the whole world know,
His life, His love, forever will grow.
The King is alive, His truth we heed—
He is risen!

Audience:
He is risen indeed!

The Triumphant Glory Of Salvation’s Boundless Grace-Filled Gift by Debbie Harris

20 Sunday Apr 2025

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The sonnet, “The Triumphant Glory of Salvation’s Boundless Grace-Filled Gift,” celebrates the immense, unearned gift of salvation through Christ’s sacrifice. It portrays salvation as a divine, triumphant act that breaks sin’s chains and frees the soul from death. The poem emphasizes the incomprehensible depth of God’s love, manifested at the cross where mercy and wrath converge, redeeming the lost. It evokes awe and worship, with souls rising to praise Christ, the eternal King. The sonnet concludes with the enduring light of grace and Christ’s act of crowning repentant souls with righteousness, inspiring heartfelt adoration.

O gift of grace, salvation’s triumph grand,
From Heaven’s throne, by God’s own mercy sent.
It breaks the chains of sin with sovereign hand,
And frees the soul from death’s imprisonment.
No heart can fathom love so vast, so deep,
That Christ, through blood, would pay our wretched cost.
His cross, where wrath and mercy’s rivers meet,
Redeems the broken, saves the fully lost.

In awe, we rise, our spirits soar to sing,
Of Him, the Lamb, our everlasting King.
Through endless ages, grace’s light will shine,
A beacon of the Savior’s love divine.
O Lord of Glory, hailed by hearts sincere,
Repentant souls You crown with righteousness.

Salvation’s Gift by Debbie Harris

20 Sunday Apr 2025

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Salvation’s gift, a triumph grand,
Eternal grace from God’s own hand!
In awe, we rise, our spirits soar,
To worship Christ, our King evermore!

Hymn: He Is Risen, Glorious King by Debbie Harris

20 Sunday Apr 2025

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Summary of Hymn: He Is Risen, Glorious King

The hymn is a triumphant and glorious Easter celebration, consisting of six stanzas and a refrain, centered on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Each stanza highlights a key aspect of the Easter narrative: the empty tomb, Christ’s victory over death, the angelic proclamation, and the eternal hope His resurrection brings. The tone is exultant, emphasizing Christ’s power, the defeat of sin and death, and the call to praise Him. The refrain, “He is not here, He is risen, just as He said! From death to life, our Lord has boldly led! Alleluia, let the heavens ring, All praise and honor to our risen King!” reinforces the central message of Christ’s resurrection as promised, His leadership from death to life, and the universal call to worship the risen King. The hymn inspires joy, hope, and worship, uniting heaven and earth in praise of the victorious Savior.

Stanza 1
The stone is rolled, the tomb is bare,
The dawn of glory fills the air!
No death could hold the Lord of light,
He reigns in everlasting might.