S7, E10, Our Light Through The Night

Poetry of Christian Faith

70, 7-10, SHOW NOTES & COPYRIGHTS, Revised 8/13/22 (Scheduled August 19, 2022)

Today we are reading and discussing my evenings before going to bed. I like to sit on the edge of the bed before I actually get into bed and write a short poem on the Notes app on my cell phone. Today we will be reading some of those poems.

PSALM 51:10

10 Create in me a pure heart, oh God,

And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

11 Do not cast me from your presence

Or take your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation

And grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

I have been reading the Psalms, Revelation and rereading Ephesians 10, The Armor of God. I have found peace and hope and also understanding: Peace and hope in knowing God is in control, and the understanding of the tomorrows we will face. With God we will be prepared for tomorrow. With the Armor of God we will find peace in the hope we have through Jesus.

Our God has prepared us

For all to come through Jesus,

By His grace we are with His Son

Through whom the battle has been won.

We will face fears,

We will face tears,

Still we will not die

From another’s lie.

Living for this world, no, never.

Living for Jesus,

Our salvation will last forever.

He has saved us.

Hallelujah, praise the Father.

Hallelujah, praise the Son,

Hallelujah, praise the Holy Spirit.

Praise God for His never ending blessings.

Amen

tcarter, 9/28/2021,

Discussion:

AN ANSWER TO PRAYER

I thought I could stop

The up and down hop

Going on in my mind.

Could peace I again find?

Speak up

Shut up

What is right

Not what might

So I knelt and began to pray.

The answer, “Do not betray

Your fellow believers,

Expose the deceivers.”

There are moments

I hear comments

Saying words I’ve written

Should never be hidden.

As my mind started to wander,

I knew it was time to pray.

Tilting my head I looked yonder

And asked God, “what do I say?”

I see the world in a haze,

With so many in a daze,

Not knowing where the truth lays

Too many yeas, too few nays.

I said, “Lord, what can be done?”

He answered, “it is simple my son.

Read the book of prophecy.

Not books of philosophy.”

“Today you pray

To know the way.

You already know it,

Now you must share it.”

So I will continue to write

Of how yesterday and today

Have and still explain tomorrow,

As the “god of this world” brings sorrow. (2 Cor. 4:4)

Put on the full armor of God, so you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For your struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

tcarter 9/20/2021, 10:22 pm

Discussion:

SPOKEN WORDS

There are days

We live in haze

Through our ways

Our wayward daze

So many have spoken

Many more are broken

Their lives but a token

Until they are awoken

Who are the fools

Those making rules

Or those who follow

Words that are hollow

There is one word

When it is heard

Hearts become stirred

Truth is not blurred

It is the Word of the Creator

Not the sounds of a berater

It comes without shaded hue

No, the word of God is true

It is our choice

As we have heard

To use our voice

And I pray it is

To speak God’s Word

Today I pray for this

All words have meaning. Some, over time and context, have changed, others still are. Meanings change to change meaning to change reactions that lead to actions that change the ways we are led astray, so we don’t get in the way, but obey as we are led astray.

There is One whose word is the same today as it was yesterday, and will still be the same all of our tomorrows. It is the Word of God. The Word of truth, the Word of creation and the Word of hope.

tcarter, 3/6/22,8:31 pm

Discussion:

THE HOPE OF HIS CARE

The thoughts in my head

While lying in bed,

The bodily pains

As the mind strains

To come to grips

With recurring trips

To . . .

No, I will not let this be.

Around me all I can see

Is God’s constant love

Reigning down from above.

By the blood of Jesus

I have been sealed.

By the one who saves us

I have been healed.

There may be times

I will not hear the rhymes.

But God will be there.

I live in the hope of His care.

tcarter, 5/24/22, 9:43 am

Discussion:

THE RISEN LIGHT

One cannot see

The setting sun

Beyond the rain filled clouds,

Or the rising sun

Hidden by the foggy sea.

But know

The Son is risen,

Walk in His light,

Not the darkness

Of the night.

As darkness prevails.

He is the Light of the world.

tcarter, 7/8/2022, 8:32 pm

Discussion:

BEFORE I SLEEP

Dear Father in Heaven

As I end my day

I kneel and pray

Thankful for You

And all You do

Leading the way

So I do not stray

For feeling Your care

In the love You share

For the hope I received

That moment I believed

In Your saving grace

In my worldly race

I pray now for others

My sisters and brothers

That they know Jesus

Your Son who saves us

I will sleep tonight

And tomorrow

Without sorrow

Awaken in Your light

Amen

6/8/2022, tcarter

Discussion:

MY DAY

Time for my pill

So I don’t fall ill

What was that sound

Oops I fell on the ground

No need to worry

I’m in no hurry

I’ll rest my head

When I crawl into bed

Just another day

As I lost my way

Lost it where

I don’t care

Looking up I see a smile

It’s been there all the while

That’s why every day

I will live to pray

It is Jesus

Who sees us

Let Him lead the way

He will lighten your weigh

tcarter, 6/27/2022, 9:10 pm

Discussion:

INSPIRATION FROM WHERE?

Watching tv

Looking at the screen

All I see

Is the starkness

Of our darkness

Never before seen

Could this be a reflection

Of tomorrow’s direction

Not to my recollection

Finding the connection

Requires an infection

One that is pure

Without a cure

So one will endure

Pain, that’s for sure

But they don’t know

What evil does sow

Watching the magic show

Ignorance does grow

Then there are the few

The truth they knew

They were the meek

The world did not seek

They were not the weak

They were the strong

Avoiding wrong

Forever long

And now belong

To the truth of His saving love

Who reigns from Heaven above

By man rejected

By God accepted

6/30/22, 9:26 pm, tcarter

Discussion:

THE WALK

Waiting again

How long has it been

There is no word rhyme

No, not this time

Looking around

One may be found

In the mingling crowd

Talking oh so loud

So I sit and pray

For the words to say

That may brighten their day

As they move on their way

I will say hello

But not goodbye

As their way they go

The find the why

7/26/2022, tcarter

Discussion:

IN THOSE TIMES

In the times of trouble,

Those moments of struggle,

When you need to snuggle,

As you feel life’s harms

Then raise up your arms

And feel God’s embrace

As the world you face.

In the world’s rejection

Live in His protection.

You are safe in the love

Sent from Heaven above.

And as you rest

You will be blessed.

God’s love is forever plentiful,

So we may live forever thankful.

8/5/2022, 2:10 am, tcarter

Discussion:

SING HIS SONG

When comes the dawn

We will hear the song

That’s sung forever long

Through the ages, never gone

Sung as one voice

Gathered together

Each a former debtor

In faith having made their choice

As God they praise

For His holy ways

And the hope He does bring

In harmony they do sing

With our hands raised

And God’s name now praised

Know the One who saved us

God’s Son, the risen Jesus

tcarter, 8/7/2022, 9:35 pm

Discussion:

AS WE CLOSE IN PRAYER, MAY WE CONTINUE IN PRAYER

Dear Heavenly Father we come to you in prayer as we end today’s podcast. Dave and I thank You for Your leading us through the day and into tomorrow. We pray that today, Your presence has touched those who are listening and watching.

We pray for our listeners and viewers; for their needs, the healing of those in need of healing and the salvation of those who have not yet by faith accepted the gift of Your grace.

We pray, Lord, for this world in which we live. Father, as Christians lead us to proclaiming the gospel where ever we are. May we do so in a loving way. Lead us to the truth of the days we are living in. We pray for the nation of Ukraine and its people; its leaders, and those who are fighting the invading army of their enemy. May their faith and determination be an example to the entire world.

Dear Lord, prepare us and our listeners and viewers for the coming week. We pray that it is You we live for and You who leads us. As we walk with you this week, may it be Your hand clasped around our hand so we may feel the grasp of Your love.

We pray in the name of Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer.

Amen

8/13/2022

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