The Damascus Road: A Sinner’s Heart Reborn by Debbie Harris

14 Friday Mar 2025

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This sonnet portrays the dramatic conversion of Saul, a fierce persecutor of Christians, into Paul, a devoted apostle of Christ, highlighting heaven’s joy at his redemption. It begins with Saul’s zealous march to Damascus, intent on destruction, only to be halted by a blinding light and Christ’s voice confronting his persecution. The poem captures his transformation as pride falls away, replaced by humility and a new purpose under divine grace. The contrast between the fearful righteous and the rejoicing angels underscores the unexpected triumph of mercy. Inspired by Acts 9:3-6 (NIV): “As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’ ‘Who are you, Lord?’ Saul asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ he replied,” the sonnet celebrates a sinner’s heart reborn into a legacy of faith.

A zealot strides, with breath of fire and sword,
To bind the faithful, crush their fragile plea,
Yet on the road, a blinding voice is roared,
“Who persecutes, now falls to bow to Me.”
The scales of pride, like armor, cloak his sight,
Till heaven’s beam dissolves his darkened will,
A trembling soul, once fierce, now bathed in light,
Surrenders all, his purpose to fulfill.
The righteous quake, their fears in whispers rise,
Yet angels sing, their anthem rends the air,
For one who scorned, now sees with opened eyes,
A vessel new, to bear Christ’s love and care.
From Saul to Paul, his chains of hate unwind,
In grace reborn, a saint for all mankind.

The Blessed Hope Amid The Signs Foretold by Debbie Harris

14 Friday Mar 2025

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The sonnet draws from Matthew 24, depicting the end-time signs—wars, earthquakes, false prophets, famines, and lawlessness—as the world darkens. Amid this chaos, the gospel spreads globally, a light before the end. At an unknown hour, the rapture comes with a trumpet’s call, lifting the faithful to Christ in hope, offering escape and eternal comfort to believers watching for His return.

The wars and rumors echo through the air,
The earth in tremors groans beneath our feet,
False prophets rise, their words a cunning snare,
While famine’s shadow stalks where once was wheat.
The nations clash, the skies grow dark with dread,
Lawlessness reigns, and love begins to fade,
Yet gospel’s light through every land is spread,
A beacon bright before the final blade.
In sudden hour, none but God can know,
The trumpet sounds, the heavens split apart,
The chosen rise where clouds in glory flow,
Caught up in hope to meet the Savior’s heart.
So watch, dear soul, though chaos grips the day,
His coming steals the faithful swift away.

We Owe All To Jesus Christ, Our Lord: Hymn Of Praise by Debbie Harris

14 Friday Mar 2025

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This Christ-centered hymn, crafted with poet Debbie Harris, exalts Jesus Christ as the Author of our faith and King of Kings. Across five stanzas, it celebrates His grace as the source of hope, “We owe all to Christ our Lord, The Author of our faith’s first dawn, His hand inscribes each trembling chord, His grace, the ink where hope is born,” His majestic reign over creation, “His greatness crowns the heavens wide, The King of Kings, our anthem’s call, In splendor vast, He reigns beside, The Lord of glory, all in all,” His glory in both grand and quiet moments, “His glory covers all the earth, From flowers frail to newborn’s birth, Each petal sings, each cry resounds, His boundless love in all abounds,” His salvation as life’s truest gift, “His salvation, life’s truest gift, Through blood and cross our souls uplift, He saves us to His royal reign, A kingdom eternal, free from chain,” and His triumphant exaltation as our eternal Savior, “All hail our Savior, risen high, The Name above all names we cry, In triumph’s light, forevermore, Christ reigns, our King, whom we adore!” A repeated refrain—“Praise the Author, King divine, Glory to His holy name!”—echoes the hymns of old, lifting praise after each verse. Rooted in Debbie’s faith and poetic vision, it’s a majestic, hope-filled anthem of worship.

We owe all to Christ our Lord,
The Author of our faith’s first dawn,
His hand inscribes each trembling chord,
His grace, the ink where hope is born.
Praise the Author, King divine,
Glory to His holy name!

His greatness crowns the heavens wide,
The King of Kings, our anthem’s call,
In splendor vast, He reigns beside,
The Lord of glory, all in all.
Praise the Author, King divine,
Glory to His holy name!

His glory covers all the earth,
From flowers frail to newborn’s birth,
Each petal sings, each cry resounds,
His boundless love in all abounds.
Praise the Author, King divine,
Glory to His holy name!

His salvation, life’s truest gift,
Through blood and cross our souls uplift,
He saves us to His royal reign,
A kingdom eternal, free from chain.
Praise the Author, King divine,
Glory to His holy name!

All hail our Savior, risen high,
The Name above all names we cry,
In triumph’s light, forevermore,
Christ reigns, our King, whom we adore!
Praise the Author, King divine,
Glory to His holy name!

His Grace Is Always Greater by Debbie Harris

10 Monday Mar 2025

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There is no greater
beauty, mercy, grace,
and love-soaked phrase
than “where sin abounds,
grace doth more abound!”

This truth alone
should spark ceaseless
adoration and jubilation!
Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice—
His grace is always greater!

Sonnet: “For This Corruptible Must Put On Incorruption, And This Mortal Must Put On Immortality” by Debbie Harris

06 Thursday Mar 2025

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Based on I Corinthians 15:53 (KJV)

When mortal flesh ascends to glorious might,
Beneath a vault where stars in splendor blaze,
The eyes, reborn, drink deep of boundless sights,
A realm unveiled to everlasting gaze.

The mountains bow, their peaks in golden flame,
Oceans unfurl, their depths a jeweled expanse,
Each hue ignites, too vast for words to name,
A world remade in beauty’s fierce advance.

The winds bear songs no living ear could claim,
Through endless skies, the hosts of light parade,
Time’s curtain parts, all history aflame,
A radiant host in endless ranks arrayed.

And there we stand, with vision crowned anew,
To see the boundless sights immortality reveals.

Villanelle: I, The Lord, Will Refresh The Weary With My Care And Crown The Saint With Light by Debbie Harris

06 Thursday Mar 2025

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This 19-line villanelle, spoken in the voice of Christ, promises divine renewal and fulfillment. Through five tercets and a concluding quatrain, it repeats two refrains: “I, the Lord, will refresh the weary soul” and “And fill the saint with blessings rare and whole.” Christ vows to lift the burdened and broken—those sinking under tolls, dwelling in cold depths, or scarred beyond repair—offering them mercy, peace, and consolation amidst life’s tempests. Simultaneously, He pledges to bless the righteous and humble with grace and wholeness, using vivid imagery like springs, tides, and dawn. The poem culminates in an invitation to take His hand, uniting the lost and the righteous in His embrace, as reflected in Jeremiah 31:25 (“I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint”) and Matthew 5:6 (“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled”).

For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.

Jeremiah 31:25 (KJV)

I, the Lord, will refresh the weary soul,
Through shadowed vales where broken hearts abide,
And fill the saint with blessings rare and whole.

The heavy-laden sink beneath their toll,
Shall find my spring of mercy flowing wide,
I, the Lord, will refresh the weary soul.

The humble lift their pleas from depths so cold,
My grace shall rise like dawn at eventide,
And fill the saint with blessings rare and whole.

No tempest breaks the spirit I control,
For peace and strength in my embrace collide,
I, the Lord, will refresh the weary soul.

The scarred and fallen, I shall yet console,
My gentle tide shall lift them to my side,
And fill the saint with blessings rare and whole.

Come, grasp my hand, let burdens lose their hold,
In me, the lost and righteous shall reside—
I, the Lord, will refresh the weary soul,
And fill the saint with blessings rare and whole.

Names Of The Living Ancient by Debbie Harris

04 Tuesday Mar 2025

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1. The Eternal Flame

YHWH – “I AM” (Exodus 3:14)

In desert flame, He spoke His name,
“I AM” the voice eternal came,
No start, no end, His being flows,
Through time and dust, His presence grows.

2. The Shaper of Skies

Elohim – Creator God (Genesis 1:1)

Elohim shaped the void to form,
The heavens birthed in chaos’ storm,
With word alone, He lit the skies,
And land from sea in might did rise.

3. The Sovereign Crown

Adonai – Lord/Master (Psalm 8:1)

Adonai reigns, the Lord on high,
His glory crowns the earth and sky,
All knees shall bend, all tongues confess,
His mastery in righteousness.

4. The Mighty Promise

El Shaddai – God Almighty (Genesis 17:1)

El Shaddai, the strength untold,
In Abram’s age, His promise bold,
A nation vast from one man’s line,
Almighty power, pure divine.

5. The Ram on the Hill

Jehovah-Jireh – The Lord Will Provide (Genesis 22:14)

Jehovah-Jireh, on the hill,
A ram for Isaac, mercy still,
He sees the need, His hand supplies,
Provision falls from faithful skies.

6. The Calm in the Storm

Jehovah-Shalom – The Lord Is Peace (Judges 6:24)

Jehovah-Shalom, calm restored,
To Gideon’s fear, a gentle word,
In battle’s din, His peace takes root,
A quiet strength, a sure pursuit.

7. The Fire of Zeal

Qanna – Jealous God (Exodus 34:14)

Qanna burns with holy flame,
A jealous God, He guards His name,
No idol stands, no rival thrives,
His love consumes where sin connives.

8. The Unshaken Stone

Rock – (Deuteronomy 32:4)

The Rock stands firm, no storm can sway,
His justice holds through night and day,
A shelter strong, a steady base,
Unshaken in His righteous grace.

9. The Eyes of Mercy

El Roi – The God Who Sees (Genesis 16:13)

El Roi beholds the outcast’s cry,
In Hagar’s flight, His watchful eye,
No tear escapes, no pain unseen,
His gaze a balm where hope has been.

10. The Branch of Grace

Jehovah-Tsidkenu – The Lord Our Righteousness (Jeremiah 23:6)

Jehovah-Tsidkenu shall reign,
Our righteousness through sin’s dark stain,
A branch of grace, a kingly rod,
He cloaks us pure before our God.

The Still Small Voice

04 Tuesday Mar 2025

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And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

The sonnet, inspired by 1 Kings 19:11-13 (KJV), describes Elijah’s encounter with God on Mount Horeb. It vividly portrays a fierce wind tearing mountains apart, a mighty earthquake shaking the earth, and a blazing fire consuming all—yet God’s voice is absent from these dramatic forces. Instead, after the chaos, a “still small voice” emerges in a tranquil hush, calling to Elijah as he stands at the cave’s steep entrance. The poem concludes that God’s will is revealed not in storms, but in the softest, most subtle sound, affirming His sovereign presence.

The wind arose, a tempest fierce and wild,
It tore the mountains, shattered stone to dust,
Yet in its roar, no holy word compiled,
For God withheld His voice from tempest’s thrust.

An earthquake shook the earth with trembling might,
A fire blazed, consuming all in flame,
But neither bore the whisper of His light,
No sacred truth within their chaos came.

Then silence fell, a hush upon the air,
A still small voice, so faint, yet piercing deep,
It called to Elijah, standing there,
A gentle breath where mortal souls might creep.

In quietude, not storm, His will is known,
The softest sound reveals His sovereign throne.

The Singular Path To Redemption by Debbie Harris

02 Sunday Mar 2025

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The sonnet explores the exclusivity of the gospel, presenting it as a singular, unwavering path to salvation through Jesus Christ. Amid a world of competing voices and diverse roads, the poem asserts that only one name and one way—Christ’s—offers true redemption. Though this narrow claim faces scorn for its perceived rigidity, the poem reveals a deeper grace within it: a bold, divine love that illuminates the darkness and leads to eternal peace for those who follow.

Through Christ Alone
Amid the voices clamoring for sway,
A single path emerges, sharp and clear,
Through shadowed vales where lost souls seek their way,
One name alone resounds for hearts to hear.
The world delights in roads of varied hue,
Each promising a summit of its own,
Yet steadfast stands the gospel’s narrow view,
A gate through which the Savior’s light is shown.
What scorn it draws from minds that crave no bound,
What whispers call it harsh, unyielding, cold—
But in its claim a deeper grace is found,
A love that pierced the dark with truth so bold.
For though the way be lone, its end is sure,
In Christ, the heart finds peace forever pure.

The Gift Of Another Day To Serve The Lord by Debbie Harris

01 Saturday Mar 2025

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The poem, “The Gift of Another Day to Serve the Lord”, portrays sunrise and sunset as sacred moments to honor God. Dawn sparks joyful praise and a connection to His presence, while dusk brings grateful reflection for a day lived in faith. It frames each day as a divine gift for worship and service.

At sunrise, golden praise ascends anew,
Each dawn a hymn to greet the Lord’s embrace,
At sunset, twilight whispers gratitude,
A day well-lived within His boundless grace.