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Heralding Christ’s Light to Guide Souls to Heaven’s Crystal Streams by Debbie Harris

18 Saturday Oct 2025

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With fervent hearts, we bear the flame,
God’s gospel glowing, fierce and bright.
To souls adrift in sin’s dark claim,
We haste to share Christ’s saving light.

Through faith, the saved ascend on high,
To Heaven’s courts where glories stream—
Gold streets, where crystal rivers lie.
Yet rebels face Hell’s anguished scream.

Oh, precious souls, repent, awake!
Flee chains of death, embrace His grace.
Christ’s blood redeems for mercy’s sake—
Find love and truth in Heaven’s embrace.

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By His Spirit, Not By Might: The Redeemed Journey of Knowing the King of Kings and Unleashing Mighty Exploits in a World of Demonic Chains and Persecutory Flames by Debbie Harris

14 Tuesday Oct 2025

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This Christ-centered poem draws from Daniel 11:32b, illustrating how intimately knowing God through Jesus empowers everyday believers to perform bold “exploits” against demonic and worldly darkness. Through the humble scribe Elias’s story—praying in secret, shattering chains, and defying tyrants with faith like a mustard seed—it calls readers to dive into Scripture and prayer for Spirit-led strength, turning weakness into victory at the cross. Not by human might, but by God’s power, the redeemed rise to heal, deliver, and overcome in a battling world.

In the hush of midnight’s veil, where shadows claw at weary souls,
A whisper stirs the embers—Know Me, child, and rise.
Not in thunder’s roar or king’s decree, but in the quiet cross where blood was spilled,
Christ, the Anchor, calls the broken: “In weakness, find your might.”

Elias was a scribe, ink-stained and forgotten,
Hunched over scrolls in a world that mocked the Lamb.
Kings raged with iron scepters, empires built on bones,
Yet in his chamber, knees bruised from prayer, he heard the Voice:
“Those who know their God shall stand firm, do exploits bold.”

No sword in hand, no army at his call—
Just faith like mustard seed, planted in the storm.
When tyrants burned the altars, chained the faithful low,
Elias rose, not with fury, but with fire from on high.
He spoke, and prisons cracked like Jericho’s walls;
He prayed, and blind eyes saw the King of Kings.

Demons fled at his shadow, rivers parted at his word,
For he knew not a distant deity, but the Risen Lord—
The One who conquered grave, who turns the meek to mighty.
In arenas of lions, in fires of persecution’s blaze,
Believers stood, unbowed, their exploits etched in grace.

But darkness gathers still, whispering doubts anew:
“Hide your light, conform, let fear reign supreme.”
Yet hear the call, O seeker: Dive deep into His heart,
Know Him in the Scriptures, in the silence, in the scar.
For those who truly know their God—intimate, unshaken—
Shall shatter chains, heal nations, wake the dead to life.

From the cross’s victory springs the exploit’s flame:
Not by power, nor by might, but by His Spirit’s name.
Will you know Him now, in this fleeting breath of time?
Rise, redeemed warrior—the world awaits your sign.

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Sonnet: Foundations In His Footsteps by Debbie Harris

13 Saturday Sep 2025

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Summary of “Foundations in His Footsteps”

This sonnet calls believers to construct their lives on the unshakeable foundation of Jesus Christ’s example and sacrifice, warning that self-reliance leads to ruin. It evokes Christ’s journey to the cross as a guiding path of love and humility, urging the incorporation of acts like charity and healing into daily building. Ultimately, it prays for every aspect of existence to mirror His footsteps, ensuring enduring faith.

Upon the rock of ages, firm and true,
We raise our spires ‘gainst tempests that assail,
Yet if our hands forget the path to You,
Our towers crumble in the gale’s fierce wail.
O Christ, our Lord, whose steps through dust did tread
The road to Calvary, with love’s pure flame,
Teach us to trace those prints where thorns once bled,
And build our lives upon Thy sacred name.
No fleeting sands of self, no fleeting pride,
But every beam and stone in Thy design—
The widow’s mite, the leper healed beside,
The cross where grace and glory intertwined.
May all we fashion, from the heart’s deep core,
Echo Thy footsteps, now and evermore.

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Shadows of the Steeple: Metrics Over Mercy by Debbie Harris

13 Saturday Sep 2025

Posted by Debbie Harris in Bible Centered Poetry, Bible Prophecy, Christ Centered Devotionals, Christ-centered poetry, Christian Poetry, Exalting Jesus Christ, Holy Bible, Inspirational, Jesus Christ, King of Kings, Prayer, Royally Redeemed, Spiritual Warfare

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(A lament in verse, echoing timeless tensions in the faith: where cultural allure and quantifiable “success” eclipse the unadorned power of the Gospel’s promise—that Jesus saves the lost, not the trending. Inspired by reflections on church resilience amid relevance’s pull.

In the hallowed halls where echoes once rang true,
The Precious Church of Jesus Christ now hums
With algorithms of approval, screens aglow—
Metrics marching like a metronome of might,
Where “likes” ascend like incense to the cloud,
And relevance reigns, a scepter sharp and bright.
Culture’s chorus swells in viral verse and verse,
A symphony of scrolls that scroll the soul away,
While the Gospel whispers, faint as fading hearse:
“I am the way, the truth, the life,” He says,
Yet drowned in data streams and trending praise.

Oh, seeker of the saved, the Lamb who left the ninety-nine,
Who dined with debtors, healed the halt and blind—
Has your light grown dim in this electric shrine?
The numbers climb: attendance apps that tally throngs,
Engagement engines fueled by fleeting fire,
Hashtags of heaven, but hearts adrift in wrongs.
Culture courts the crowd with coffee bars and bands,
Relevance robes the ragged in designer grace,
While Jesus stands at the door, nail-scarred hands,
Knocking not for nods, but for a contrite face.
“For God so loved the world,” the ancient cry,
That whosoever believes might never die—
But now ’tis whosoever shares, reposts, complies.

Precious Church, your altars altared to the age,
Where faithfulness fades for followers’ fleeting gaze,
The Savior’s story sidelined on salvation’s stage.
Culture’s crown is heavy, relevance a rusted chain,
Binding bold belief to bland conformity’s bane.
Yet in the quiet quake of Calvary’s refrain,
The Gospel gleams: not in grandeur’s grand design,
But in the grace that grips the guilty, makes them thine.
Return, O bride, to the blood that bought the broken whole;
Let metrics melt like morning mist, and mercy take control.
For Jesus saves—not by the scroll of social score,
But by the cross that counts the cost, and opens heaven’s door.

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Psalm 62:5-6 – A Sonnet of Unshaken Soul, Ablaze with Celestial Hues by Debbie Harris

13 Saturday Sep 2025

Posted by Debbie Harris in Bible Centered Poetry, Bible Prophecy, Christ-centered poetry, Christian Poetry, Exalting Jesus Christ, Holy Bible, Inspirational, Jesus Christ, King of Kings, Praise, Prayer, Royally Redeemed

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Summary of the Sonnet: Psalm 62:5-6 – A Sonnet of Unshaken Soul, Ablaze with Celestial Hues

This vivid sonnet, inspired by King David’s Psalm 62:5-6, weaves a tapestry of serene trust amid life’s tempests, urging the soul to find unyielding refuge in God alone. The opening quatrain paints a pilgrim’s quiet vigil by murmuring streams in emerald glades, where dawn’s honeyed glow dissolves shadows, birthing hope from night’s silken embrace—echoing the psalm’s call to “wait in silence” for divine expectation.

The second quatrain elevates God as a colossal rock, veined with quartz-fire and gripped by emerald vines, defying indigo gales and sapphire furies—an immovable sentinel pulsing with obsidian calm, symbolizing salvation’s forge against thunder’s faltering fists.

In the third, grace flows as molten gold rivers, revealing moon-silvered spires and pearl banners fluttering on mist-cloaked peaks, where cobalt storms lash futilely at hearths of unquenchable refuge, affirming God as the fortress where fearful hearts prevail.

The final sestet roots resilience in obsidian anchors delving earth’s marrow, unbowed by cerulean vortexes and amethyst shrouds of scheming foes; grace cascades honey-sweet over ochre ruins, with aureate trumpets shattering gloom, as mountains of whispering frost guard star-scattered valleys—declaring the soul’s unmoved stand in profound, eternal light.

The couplet resolves in a triumphant silhouette against vermilion horizons, tumult ebbing to gold-leaf repose, where trust’s petals bloom in flame-gardens, anointed by peace’s starry fatness—capturing the psalm’s emphatic refrain: God alone as rock, salvation, and fortress, unshaken amid betrayal’s siege.

O soul of mine, in velvet hush repose,
Where crystalline streams murmur ancient lore,
Their silver threads weaving through emerald glades,
And shadows dissolve in dawn’s honeyed glow,
A pilgrim’s brow kissed by the blushing veil
Of heaven’s first light, bruised lavender yielding
To amber flames that lick the horizon’s edge,
Birthing hope from the womb of silken night.

He stands as my rock, veined with quartz-fire’s gleam,
Unyielding ‘gainst gales that howl in indigo wrath,
Vines of verdant faith coiling like emerald serpents
O’er flanks scarred by tempests of sapphire fury,
A sentinel colossal, its obsidian heart
Pulsing calm where thunder’s bruised fists falter.

My salvation, forged in celestial pyres,
Where molten gold cascades in rivers of grace,
And fearful hearts find spires of moon-silvered stone,
Mist-cloaked bastions clawing jagged peaks of pearl,
Banners of peace unfurling like dawn’s fragile wings
Against the cobalt lash of storms that cannot breach
The hearth’s golden flicker, unquenchable refuge
In chambers where echoes of tempests dissolve to dew.

No earthly shadow can rend this hallowed loam,
Roots delving deep as obsidian anchors into
Earth’s marrow-rich core, unbowed by vortex swirls
Of slate and cerulean rage, stark quills of raven ink
Tracing resilience through soils where phantoms coil
Yet fade like mist before the sun’s aureate trumpet.

Though schemes of foes creep in twilight’s amethyst shroud,
I stand in grace’s profound cascade, honey-sweet
O’er ochre ruins reborn in light’s triumphant pyre,
Ramparts eternal silencing whispers of siege
With trumpets of electrum that shatter the gloom.
Unmoved, as mountains of ancient granite guard
Valleys deep-carved by rivers of star-scattered ink,
Their crests crowned in veils of eternal, whispering frost.

Thus let thy wild tumult ebb, O waiting heart,
For God alone ignites the endless dawn’s decree,
A silhouette ablaze ‘gainst vermilion horizons,
Soul moored in gold-leaf thrones of divine repose,
Where every petal of trust blooms in gardens of flame,
And the fatness of peace anoints the weary with stars.

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In the Grip of Demonic Storms: America’s Lament and the Urgent Call to Embrace Christ, Scripture, and Holy Paths Once More by Debbie Harris

12 Friday Sep 2025

Posted by Debbie Harris in Bible Centered Poetry, Christ Centered Devotionals, Christ-centered poetry, Christian Poetry, Exalting Jesus Christ, Holy Bible, Jesus Christ, King of Kings, Patriotic, Prayer, Spiritual Warfare

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Title: In the Grip of Demonic Storms: America’s Lament and the Urgent Call to Embrace Christ, Scripture, and Holy Paths Once More

Structure: This 26-line poem is divided into 7 stanzas, written in a rhythmic, rhyming ABAB scheme that evokes traditional hymns or patriotic elegies. It builds from lamentation to a climactic call for revival, using vivid imagery of shadows, storms, and spiritual battles.

Overview: The poem is a passionate, faith-driven cry for America’s spiritual renewal amid national grief from a recent act of terror. It portrays the nation as locked in a cosmic struggle against “demonic forces” like Marxism, Communism, Islam, violence, blasphemy, materialism, and moral inversion (Isaiah 5:20’s “calling good evil and evil good”). The speaker urges repentance and a collective return to Jesus Christ, the Bible, and His holy ways, warning that without this, chaos will prevail. It draws on Psalm 33:12 (“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord”) to envision a restored “one nation under God.”

Key Themes:

  • Grief and Invasion of Evil: Opens with mourning over senseless violence that has infiltrated the land, symbolized as a “senseless blade” and “unholy whispers.”
  • Spiritual Warfare: Frames current crises as a non-physical battle against ideological and moral darkness, with forces like “Marxism’s iron heel” and “glittering chains” of materialism.
  • Call to Repentance and Hope: Pleads for awakening to Christ’s light and mercy, promising divine inheritance and grace if the nation turns back.
  • Warning and Restoration: Contrasts the peril of chaos with the blessing of biblical fidelity, ending on an urgent, clear imperative to embrace holy paths today.

Overall, it’s a prophetic lament blending patriotism and evangelical fervor, inspired by biblical motifs of judgment and redemption (e.g., 2 Chronicles 7:14), aiming to stir readers toward faith-based national healing.

In shadows deep, a nation bows in grief,
For terror’s senseless blade and gun has pierced the heart,
Evil has slithered through our sacred fields,
Unholy whispers tearing peace apart.

We stand amid a war not forged in steel,
But spirits clashing in the midnight hour—
Demonic tides of Marxism’s iron heel,
Communism’s chains, and Islam’s shadowed power.

Violence roars like tempests unchained,
Blasphemy mocks the throne of Heaven’s King,
Materialism blinds with glittering chains,
And truth is twisted: good they name as sin,
While evil wears a crown of hollow praise.

Oh, America! America, awake!
Turn back, turn back to Jesus Christ, our Light,
The Savior’s cross where mercy’s rivers break,
To wash away the gathering night.

For blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
Whose people He has claimed as heirs divine.
In Christ alone, our banners are unfurled,
One nation under God, in grace we shine.

Choose Him, or chaos claims the fragile throne—
The storm will rage, the foundations crack and fall.
America, arise! Let mercy atone,
And heed the call: turn back to Christ and Bible’s ways, embrace His holy path today.

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The Radiant Majesty of Jesus Christ, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Bestowing the Free Gift of Salvation Through His Sacred Sacrifice by Debbie Harris

27 Sunday Jul 2025

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The poem is a lyrical, devotional ode celebrating the divine and human character of Jesus Christ, emphasizing His love, compassion, sacrifice, wisdom, guidance, and sovereignty. Spanning seven stanzas, it uses vivid imagery and a reverent tone to depict Jesus as the eternal Savior who offers the free gift of salvation through His sacrificial death on the cross. Key themes include:

  • Divine Majesty and Love: Jesus is portrayed as a radiant, heavenly figure (“heaven’s song,” “prism of eternal grace”) whose boundless love shines like “starfire woven into dawn.”
  • Sacred Sacrifice: His crucifixion is central, with His “sacred blood” described as a “ruby stream” that cleanses humanity’s sins, offering salvation as a costly yet freely given gift.
  • Compassion and Mercy: Jesus’ tender compassion (“like a summer breeze”) heals the broken and calls the lost, reflecting His kind and forgiving heart.
  • Wisdom and Guidance: As a wise Shepherd, He illuminates life’s paths (“lantern’s glow”) and guides souls through strife with steadfast love.
  • Intercessory Role: He is depicted as an intercessor, pleading from “heaven’s throne” with “holy fire” to redeem sinners.
  • Eternal Triumph: His resurrection and eternal reign as “King of kings” are celebrated, spanning from Bethlehem to the heavens, where His divine majesty is worshipped.
  • Personal Connection: The poem concludes with Jesus as Savior, Friend, and Guide, whose love is the “pulse of endless life” for believers

O Jesus, Thou art heaven’s song, a splendor pure and bright,
Thy name, a prism of eternal grace, refracts celestial light.
Like starfire woven into dawn, Thy love does softly gleam,
A tide of mercy, boundless, deep, fulfilling every dream.

On Calvary’s cross, Thy sacred blood, a ruby stream, did pour,
Each crimson drop, a costly gift, to open heaven’s door.
In lowly form, the Word made flesh, Thou trod with dust-stained feet,
Yet every step a hymn of love, where heaven and earth do meet.

Thy compassion, like a summer breeze, does soothe the aching soul,
Thy tender eyes, with tears of care, make broken spirits whole.
The outcast, weary, scarred by sin, Thy gentle voice does call,
With whispered hope, Thou bidst them rise, redeeming one and all.

O Forgiver, vast as oceans wide, Thy mercy knows no shore,
Each fault, though heavy, finds release through grace forevermore.
Thy wisdom, like a lantern’s glow, illuminates the way,
Through tangled paths of doubt and fear, to everlasting day.

Thou Shepherd true, with patient hand, dost guide through storm and strife,
Thy rod and staff, a steadfast love, restore the fainting life.
In quiet glades or raging seas, Thy presence never wanes,
A rock, a refuge, radiant peace, where joy forever reigns.

O Intercessor, crowned with light, who pleads from heaven’s throne,
Thy prayers, a bridge of holy fire, claim sinners as Thine own.
Thy resurrection’s triumph sings through time’s unyielding span,
The Morning Star, the King of kings, the Savior of all man.

From Bethlehem’s cradle to the skies where angel choirs adore,
Thy majesty, a throne divine, we worship evermore.
O Jesus Christ, beauty of all worlds, our hearts in Thee abide,
Thy love, the pulse of endless life, our Savior, Friend, and Guide.

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Sonnet: Triumphant Praise by Debbie Harris

25 Friday Jul 2025

Posted by Debbie Harris in Bible Centered Poetry, Christ Centered Devotionals, Christ-centered poetry, Christian Poetry, Exalting Jesus Christ, Holy Bible, Inspirational, Jesus Christ, King of Kings, Praise, Prayer, Royally Redeemed

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The sonnet Triumphant Praise, inspired by Psalm 71:8, celebrates unwavering devotion and exultation of divine glory. It portrays the speaker’s ceaseless praise through vivid imagery: lips as a fountain, morning rays, starry crowns, blazing glory, thundering mountains, roaring oceans, and a radiant throne. The poem conveys a victorious spirit, depicting God’s splendor, strength, and mercy as eternal and unshakable. Each stanza emphasizes continuous worship, with the speaker’s heart and tongue proclaiming divine majesty all day, culminating in reverence for a glorious, loving King.

“My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long.” (Psalm 71:8, NIV)

My lips, a fountain, pour thy boundless praise,
Thy splendor gleams where morning’s rays ignite,
A crown of stars adorns thy holy ways,
Thy glory blazes through the veil of night.

From mountain peaks to valleys deep and wide,
Thy name resounds in thunder’s mighty call,
The oceans roar, their waves thy strength abide,
Thy mercy lifts the weary from their fall.

Each dawn I sing, my heart a victor’s flame,
No shadow dims the radiance of thy throne,
The heavens shout, exalting thy great name,
Thy love, a fortress, carved in living stone.

All day my tongue thy majesty shall trace,
O King of glory, robed in endless grace.

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Golgotha’s Truth: The Centurion Proclaims the Son of God by Debbie Harris

23 Wednesday Jul 2025

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Summary of the Poem “Golgotha’s Truth: The Centurion Proclaims the Son of God”

The poem narrates the transformative experience of a Roman centurion at the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Golgotha. Amidst a darkened, storm-laden sky, the centurion, a hardened soldier loyal to Rome, witnesses Jesus’ death. Unlike other executions, Jesus’ calm demeanor, lack of curses, and serene authority unsettle him. As the earth quakes, the sky blackens, and the temple veil tears, the centurion’s stoic heart shifts. Moved by divine truth, he declares, “This truly is the Son of God,” recognizing Jesus’ divinity. The poem captures his shift from duty-bound soldier to a man touched by faith, leaving Golgotha with a changed soul.

Biblical Reference and Verses
The poem draws from the crucifixion accounts in the Gospels, specifically the centurion’s declaration. Key verses include:

  • Matthew 27:54 (ESV): “When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, ‘Truly this was the Son of God!’”
  • Mark 15:39 (ESV): “And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, ‘Truly this man was the Son of God!’”
  • Luke 23:47 (ESV): “Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God, saying, ‘Certainly this man was innocent!’”
    These verses anchor the centurion’s epiphany, with slight variations across the Gospels, emphasizing his awe and recognition of Jesus’ divine identity.

Beneath a sky where storm clouds choked the light,
Golgotha groaned with sorrow’s heavy weight.
The centurion, his heart a stone of might,
Stood firm where death and destiny held state.
The cross arose, its shadow carved in gloom,
A man hung there, his silence vast, profound.
No curse escaped, no plea to flee his doom,
Yet peace he bore where pain should scream unbound.

He’d seen men fall, their lives like ash blown free,
Yet this one’s gaze held royalty serene.
The earth did quake, the spear fulfilled its decree,
And darkness cloaked the world in mournful sheen.
His blade, still warm from war’s unyielding call,
Felt cold as truth awoke within his thrall.
No rebel’s cry, no guilt within his frame,
This man was more than mortals could proclaim.

The heavens split, the temple’s veil was rent,
A soldier’s soul by wonder was unshackled.
Through blood and dust, his hardened spirit bent,
As light divine through death’s grim shadow tackled.
“This truly is the Son of God,” he cried,
His voice a spark where faith and fate collide.
No altar taught, no priest could show the way,
Yet truth burned fierce beneath that shattered day.

His men grew still, their jests and jeers now done,
The cross’s weight had silenced every tongue.
A Roman sworn to Caesar’s iron creed,
Now knelt to one whose love fulfilled all need.
The hill stood hushed, the Savior’s breath was gone,
Yet grace like fire through time would carry on.
The centurion left, his soul no longer blind,
God’s Son etched deep within his heart and mind.

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Blossoms of Hope in Righteous Fields: Surpassing Fleeting Treasures with Eternal Brightness by Debbie Harris

20 Sunday Jul 2025

Posted by Debbie Harris in Bible Centered Poetry, Christ Centered Devotionals, Christ-centered poetry, Christian Poetry, Exalting Jesus Christ, Holy Bible, Inspirational, Jesus Christ, King of Kings, Prayer, Royally Redeemed

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The sonnet vividly illustrates the biblical principle from Proverbs 16:8—”Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice” (ASV)—through rich natural and spiritual imagery. It portrays a humble, faithful life under whispering leaves and emerald grasses, where hope blooms like roses and Christ’s warm glow outshines worldly riches like ivory spires or gem-filled rivers. Amid storms and crumbling fortunes, the righteous heart endures like a rooted oak nourished by living waters, affirming that a modest existence in purity and light surpasses shadowed hoards in endless night.

Beneath a canopy of whispering leaves,
Where emerald grasses cradle dawn’s first light,
A humble soul in righteousness believes,
And hope, like blooming roses, claims the night.
No towering spires of ivory and gold,
Nor rivers rich with gems that coldly gleam,
Can rival Christ’s warm glow, a fire untold,
That dances through the veins like sunlit stream.
Though tempests lash with fury, dark and wild,
And fortunes crumble into ashen heaps,
The faithful heart, like oak in storm beguiled,
Stands rooted deep, where living waters seep.
For better is a little, pure and bright,
Than shadowed hoards eclipsed in endless night.

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  • No Dross Remains: The Sevenfold Glory of the LORD’s Pure and Preserved Word – A Rapturous Hymn Upon the Silver Tried in Earth’s Deep Furnace by Debbie Harris
  • Almost Thou Persuadest To Be A Christian: A Tragic Place To Be For Any Soul by Debbie Harris
  • Vow of the Blood-Bought Soul: May Our Redeemed Existence, Freed from Bondage, Stand as a Perpetual, Joyful, and Wholehearted Gift unto Our Most High and Precious Creator by Debbie Harri
  • For Me To Live Is Christ by Debbie Harris
  • If the Foundations Be Destroyed, What Can the Righteous Do? – A Lament for Our Age by Debbie Harris

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