Transforming Their Hate

Using their words
turned right around
transforming their hate
into love

Offering hope
in this connection
living out their faith
in holy conversation

Wishing to be
what God would call us to be
being Christ
in the face of evil

Offering love
when they would spew hate
none of us to judge
for we know our fate

Judge not we are told
because of the mirror
forgiving others
that God would show mercy

God’s grace alone
the gift of the cross
Christ’s sacrifice for us
for all of mankind

February 2, 2011
after rereading
David Abbott’s post on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=175571929154810&id=1265235435
February 2, 2011

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Open Arms of Love

Our choice to make
how we treat our brother
our sisters in this walk
the walk of our life

Open arms of love
or closed fits of anger
seeking to lift them up
or climb over the stranger

We should be acting
as if we are God’s servants
humbly serving
offering hope to our neighbors

Telling them of God’s love
sharing Christ’s grace for us
witnesses to His redeeming
his sacrifice on the cross

February 2, 2011
after rereading
David Abbott’s post on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=175571929154810&id=1265235435
February 2, 2011

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Love Verses

Each of us able
to choose love not hate
offering love verses to our neighbors
spoken from our hearts

Nothing needing to be fancy
sometimes the words written
sometimes written only
on the fabric of our hearts

Other times the prayers
the offering of our mouths
written in the smiles we offer
to our brothers, our sisters
sharing the wellsprings of love

February 2, 2011
after rereading
David Abbott’s post on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=175571929154810&id=1265235435
February 2, 2011

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Poems of Love

Our words a song
the wellsprings of our hearts
offering poems of love
speaking of the Christ
of our joy, our witness
lifting our neighbors up
hoping they will join us
walking with our Savior
in this walk of faith
leading us with his Spirit
on the holy way
joining the heavenly chorus
singing God’s praises
every single day

February 2, 2011
immediately after seeing
David Abbott’s post on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=175571929154810&id=1265235435
February 2, 2011

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