"Heaven" Heaven, with all its God-filled splendor, Is far greater than 'most anything. My heart, full of love and valor, Praises God and continues to sing. Always will I praise God, for He Makes the dead live and the blind see, And gives to us of His love endlessly, As we join Him for Eternity. ***** "Redemption" Nothing can pay For the pain I've caused And Nothing can ease The pain I've endured Just trying to Survive, Just trying to Be happy. Nothing can erase My past, My mistakes, My regrets, My worries.
Nothing but the Blood of Christ Can wash it all away, Make it a whole new day, So that I may Re-enter the fray, With a newfound strength, That Strength from God, That will help me through All the strife In my life, All His trials, His purifying fires, His glorious plans, So that at His Heavenly Harvest I may be called A good and faithful servant, And join Him Forever-more! ***** "Trials" We sow the seeds God has given us: We work the ground Until the day of harvest: All Things Of Worth Are Worth Waiting For, Worth Working For: And God's Plan Is Worth Everything And All Time. God makes the soils Of our broken spirits Fertile once again, He plants seeds in our hearts That we might begin to Grow ready to serve Him: And every day we must Tend to our gardens, With God's Guidance And brilliant, shining Son Whose love is that Ever-living Water That daily cleanses Our dry, parched earth. In the end God will renew us to Him Through His One and Only Son, That the curse upon man May be broken, And that we may Rejoice in the fruits Of our labors In those trials Made to serve the Greater Glory of God. ***** "Dear God" Dear God, You were always with me; Oh God, You will always be with me; My God, You were and always will be My God, My Past, My Present, My Future. ***** "God in Everything" Blanketed by The warmth of God's Love, Compassed round about by God's Great Creation; I consider the constellations, The ebb and tide of emotion; And yet ponder how So many could be Unable to see God in Everything. ***** "Omni Presen(ts)ce" I rest in God's Presence And Ever Present Love Which Tomorrow And Tomorrow Present New Presents, New Victories, A New Day, A New Present, A New Life, God's Great Gift, Eternally Present. ***** "A Prose-Poem Prayer/My Psalm" God, You never left me in the hard times. You were with me always, using the circumstances to teach me, lead me, show me how much You loved me, how to love myself, You, and others. Thank You. Your Great Work is never done. You continuously create new h
The author lives in Lake City, South Carolina where he teaches at his Wado ryu Karate school. The above poetry was excerped from his "Heaven on Earth", available as an online e-book at Johnston Arts - Online Publications.