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Living Waterfall

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Revived by Living Water

 

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The rushing of a waterfall

The trickling of a stream

Power to inspire and soothe

Have both, it does seem

 

Why this connection

Between water and heart?

How can I explain this?

Where can one start?

 

Transparent and pure

Water has power to cleanse

We see also this power

Through a Biblical lens

 

Waters baptize and renew

Washing signifies a new start

No wonder this sweet tie

Between water and the heart

 

The sight of a waterfall

The sound of its rushing flow

Wash over us divine comfort

Peace and inspiration grow

 

The movement of waters

Keeps them pure and clean

Felt, as they flow into the heart

Not simply heard and seen

 

For God seems to speak

In the waters created by His Hand

He says “Drink of my Living Water,

Enter now the Promised Land”

 

For the Living Water of Christ

Quenches always the thirst

It brings to us life eternal

Beginning and end, forever and first

 

This connection then is sacred

Between water and the heart

God is ever intentional

In the creation of His Art

 

So let the waters rush and flow

Let the streams meander and wind

Let us wash our hearts from sin

Renewing the spirit and the mind

 

And we embrace the Living Water

The Gift that Jesus longs to give all

We celebrate the blessing of eternal life

As we stand in awe of His Waterfall

~*~

© 2011 Caroline Gavin

How do celebrate the eternal life found in Christ’s Living Water?

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Oct 17, 2011 By Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Holistic Healing, Inspiration, Nature, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 13 Comments

Celebrate the Moment

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Beautiful Birth, Glorious God 

 

With open heart

And with honest mind

I reflect now on years past

Which span behind

 

May in these years

I see the moving Hand

Of God at work for

His good long planned

 

May I look also

At the years ahead

A horizon beautiful

Before me does spread

 

If always I take

God’s sacred Way

Through joy and trial

Through night and day

 

For He created me

Knew me from eternity

So does He create good

From all that we see

Having looked behind

And looked also ahead

I celebrate the moment

The “now” instead

 

For every moment

One from another does shift

Is from our Heavenly Father

A precious, divine gift

 

And so each day

Is also divine gift so great

So may we celebrate these days

These gifts our Father does create

 ~*~

© 2011 Caroline Gavin

How do you celebrate your beauiful birth – and your glorious God?

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Oct 15, 2011 By Christian Poetry, God's Character, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 8 Comments

Love for a Child

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Love for a Child

 

Children are indeed a blessing

A heritage from God Above

The very thought of her child

Ignites a parent’s heart with love

 

When a child has been born

And the mother looks into his eyes

A sense of familiarity and love wells

Taking even her own heart by surprise

 

What is this connection then

Between the parent and the child?

What is it that tames even the bold

Making them selfless, warm and mild?

 

So much exists in this bond

Deep mystery and love intersect here

So beautiful this connection

That to God’s own love I do compare

The Eternal One loves us deeply

His beloved children we truly are

Beyond thought is the vastness of His love

Stretching wide and long, deep and far

 

How grateful I am that He

Gives a taste of His love for me

For in my own love for my children

A glimpse of God’s love I do see

 

Though of His Love I know not the depth

Nor do I appreciate the towering height

I do know that my own heart does soar

And with great love it does take flight

 

And so all the more I appreciate

The sacrifice of God’s only Begotten Son

The tremendous pain He must have felt

To watch them kill His only One

 

A parent’s love is but a shadow

Of the immense love God has for you

Beyond our comprehension, yes

Yet still beautifully and divinely true

 

So, as you take your child’s hand

And as your heart radiates with love

Celebrate the agape-love which streams  

From your Heavenly Father above

 ~*~

© 2011 Caroline Gavin

In what ways do you see and feel God’s love in the parent’s love for a child?

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Oct 11, 2011 By Christian Poetry, God's Character, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 5 Comments

Pathway of Purpose

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Purposeful Pathway

 

This journey, this pathway

These days and these years

With both victories and trials

Both laughter and tears

 

Each step is precious

And each moment too

For each brings us closer

Or farther from You

 

So let my every step

Be upon footing secure

Let Your Word always guide

For then I am sure

 

My own eyes can deceive

And my feelings betray

So may I listen to Truth

And follow always the Way

 

For each step, each moment

Upon this pathway I go

Is so precious to me

 As I learn, as I grow

 

May I never misstep

As I travel, as I live

May I never squander

The moments you give

 

For to live fully and free

Is to live vibrantly and true

Traveling a purposeful pathway

And moving ever closer to You

~*~

© 2011 Caroline Gavin

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Oct 4, 2011 By Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Inspiration, Nature, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 8 Comments

Sudden Storm

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Sudden Storm

 

Unexpected sometimes

The weather can be

Snow squalls, thunderstorms

Attack suddenly

Along the life path also

The unexpected can befall

Inconveniences, disaster, chaos

Despite planning against all

Our Lord calmed the winds

And the raging waves of sea

So he can calm the storms

Of life, as they overwhelm me

Bring to Him my anxious heart

Bring it to Him now

Permit Him to carry my burden

Yes, this I do allow

For though the burden is heavy

And the storm is fierce

My Lord can carry everything

In His Hands once pierced

He carries me above the storm

And through the waters dry

Why then choose to hold on?

Why solve these problems try?

Jesus is Lord

Trust Him with your all

Give to Him all your cares

None too big, none too small

Thank you, Dear Jesus

For being faithful and true

To Your Promises always

My spirit you refresh and renew

Oh, that all would see

The calm amidst the storm

Oh, that all would see

How to stay safe and warm

Seek the Lord as Refuge

Seek Him, and you will find

Comfort and peace transcendent

Above the thought of mind

~*~

© COPYRIGHT 2011 Caroline Gavin

How do you find calm in the midst of the sudden storm?

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Sep 22, 2011 By Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Inspiration, Nature, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 7 Comments

Seen and Unseen

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Faith in the Unseen

 

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My Lord, My God

Forgive when with faith I do not see

Help me, O LORD,

To appreciate the unseen with clarity

 

For our faith lies not in the seen

But rather in those things beyond sight

It is in those with deep faith

That You give favor and find delight

 

So often I stumble

Because I do not see

I see the world around me, yes

But forget the unseen of eternity

 

Grant, O Lord, that I may see

As you do, seen and unseen, both

For it is to You and to Your Kingdom

That my life I will always devote

 

Guide me, Lord, and show me

The path of life abundant and pure

With only You as my Compass

Can the course of my steps be sure

 

Let the depth of my faith surge

As the deep and beautiful sea

Let never the doubts and worries

Wash over a faithless me

 

For with faith I will live

And with faith I will die

Only to find eternal promises

Granted from the Most High

 

Thank you, O Lord, for your grace

To grant me the faith to live

I pray that you increase my faith

And more to me each day You give

 

For I will please you with faith

And I will serve with hope and love

Knowing You so closely here, Father

And even more so when we meet Above

 ~*~

© 2011 Caroline Gavin

How do you keep your spiritual eyes fixed on the Unseen?

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Sep 19, 2011 By Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Holistic Healing, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 2 Comments

My Lord, My Shepherd

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My Lord, My Shepherd

 

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How can our hearts be troubled long

When we know in glory Our Lord does reign?

Nothing can separate us from His Love

No trial, no challenge, no pain

 

Jesus is my Joy and my Comfort

My cup indeed overflows

I sing of my Savior and His Love

Not of the trials nor of the woes

 

Praise the Lord, Praise His Glorious Name!

Praise Him who created mountain, lake and sea

Sing of His Good Will, Sing of His Love

Yes, I will do so gladly and joyfully

 

My soul bursts with joy when I contemplate

All that my Savior has done for me

How could He have? How would he have?

Died for such a one, a sinner only be?

 

Love teems in my heart for Him

Gratitude and joy abound

Yes, my hope is in my Lord

Grateful His salvation I have found!

 

Thank you, My Lord

For your love, for your grace so kind

Let us rejoice, let us be glad

That sin no longer does us bind

 

We are led by the Spirit

And showered by blessings from Above

Let us share the Good News with all

And sing hymns of His Everlasting Love!

~*~

© 2011 Caroline Gavin

How do you celebrate the love of the Lord, the Shepherd?

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Sep 14, 2011 By Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Inspiration, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 6 Comments

Symphony: The Life Song

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The Life Song

 

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The movement of my life

A symphony does make

Adding verses to the song

From the time I awake

 

Following my Lord

The notes ring more sweet

My life song more lovely

Since my Lord I did meet

 

Even the solemn notes

Have a beautiful place

So that the trials I now

Can gratefully embrace

The pauses and rests

Are meaningful too

Distinguishing the notes

The pauses certainly do

 

Yes, rest lends beauty

To the symphony of life

As do the trials

And the periods of strife

 

To You, Lord, I devote

My life song each day

May my life song ring

With beauty, I pray

 

Enjoying the pauses

And the bitter notes too

For both sweeten a song

In ways I never knew

 

Today and every day

May our lives of Christ sing

Glory and Honor to God

May our songs always bring

~*~

© 2011 Caroline Gavin

What Symphony – what Life Song – do you sing?

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Sep 12, 2011 By Christian Poetry, Inspiration, Nature, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 2 Comments

Son Light

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The Son Light 

 

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At times the day may seem

Gray and dreary so

My heart seems to sag

And my energy runs low

 

Suddenly I realize

How foolish I’ve been

To allow the externals

To seep within

 

Change my focus

I must now do

Shift it to the Eternal

To the Beautiful and the True

 

Light then pours

Into my world so gray

Hope suddenly streams

Into a once dreary day

 

Focus on Christ

And on His Love so pure

Think always of Him

And peace will endure

 

Sun will fill the days

Yes, each and every one

When we choose to see Light

From God’s only begotten Son

 ~*~

© COPYRIGHT 2011 Caroline Gavin

How do you embrace the Son Light?

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Sep 7, 2011 By Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Inspiration, Nature, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 4 Comments

Stillness

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Stillness 

In stillness, in silence

I sense You are here

In stillness, in silence

Your Voice rings so clear

 

My thoughts usually run

Ever so fast

To yesterday, tomorrow

To future and past

Yet to still myself

And presently be

Opens my eyes to much 

That I have yet to see

 

Feeling the breeze, hearing the birds

Smelling the flowers in the air

Seeing the dazzling colors around

To Nature’s bounty none can compare

 

In the stillness, in the silence

In the presence of here and now

I hear, see, feel and know God

As only stillness can allow

 

The moments often pass in a flurry

A parade of weeks, months and years

Yet in the pause of the moment

My soul feels God and also hears

 

The Voice of the Great I AM

Speaking clearly, strongly and true

Awaking me to the Eternal Now

And my spirit to joyfully renew

 

So in this stillness, in this silence

I celebrate the closeness of myself to Thee

With song, with Psalm, with prayer

With uplifted arms or on bended knee

 

Yes, I will celebrate the moment

The very present Now

I will experience it fully

And in it I will allow

 

The Lord to speak

And to touch my very heart

I am His beloved child

His treasured work of art

 

Our God is Sovereign

Yesterday, tomorrow and today

Let not those precious moments

Slip by us and flitter away

 

Practice presence, practice awareness

Of the precious here and now

Commune with Lord in the stillness

And to Him our heads do bow

 

As He lifts us to new heights

And we connect with Him more deeply and true

Stillness in God is the key to Eternity

And to celestial promises for me and for you

 ~*~

© COPYRIGHT 2011 Caroline Gavin

How do you savor God’s presence in the stillness? What practices do you have in being still?

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Sep 5, 2011 By Christian Poetry, Divine Comfort, God's Character, Inspiration, Nature, Praise, Spiritual Growth, Thanksgiving 9 Comments

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