Life is Sacred

In shadows deep where troubles see athe and pain does oft recall, Is it better thus to bear the grieve than not have breathed at all? For life, in sacred trust bestowed by hands that sculpt the spheres, Holds more than just the paths we’ve trod—beyond our fleeting fears.

Yes, life is holy, gifted pure, from the Creator’s loving plea, A tapestry, both rich and sure, woven with threads of sanctity. Through valleys low where darkness lies, His light forever proves That life itself, through Jesus’ eyes, is precious and it moves.

For in His love, we find the strength to rise beyond our pain, To bear our crosses, stretch our lengths, in loss there’s much to gain. Though trials come and storms may rage, and tears like rivers flow, His presence marks each sorrowed page, with promises that grow.

So hold this life with reverent hands, and tread its hallowed ground, Embrace the heart’s courageous plans where hope and faith are found. To live with trouble, to endure, with Jesus at our side, Secures an anchor, safe and sure, in whom we can confide.

For life is more than fleeting breath, it’s a journey bold and new, Each moment spent is saved from death, when lived beneath His view. So yes, it’s better far to live, despite the pain we face, For through His Son, God’s love He gives, and holds us in His grace.

April 22, 2024
Created by
MarkWaldrop

“Walk by Faith”

Through shadowed valleys, over peaks of light, We tread a path obscured from mortal sight. “Walk by faith,” a voice whispers soft and slight, The only way to turn the darkness bright.

Sight may deceive with its flickering gleam, A mirage of water, a fleeting dream. But faith is a lantern in night’s deep seam, Guiding us more truly than stars might seem.

Across the trials that twist beneath our feet, Where thorns obscure and tangled worries meet, Faith is the compass, steady and discreet, That leads us where love’s promises entreat.

So set your step on this unseen road wide, Where footfalls echo on the steeper side. Trust in those whispers, let them be your guide, For by faith, not by sight, we must abide.

In the walk of faith, find strength anew, Paths will clear, and the light will filter through. Embrace the journey made for just the few, To make everything right, to life be true.

April 21, 2024
Created by
MarkWaldrop

Glad Day Glad Day

Rejoice, rejoice, oh hearts alight, The morning sun scatters the night. Glad day, glad day, echoes the tune, Jesus is coming, glorious and soon.

Sing through the streets, dance in the lanes, Over the hills, across the plains. Voices uplift in joyous croon, Proclaim the news: He cometh at noon.

Lift up your heads, ye gates of gold, Prepare the way, the story retold. Hope blooms afresh like flowers in June, Glad day, glad day, He’s coming soon.

Each moment passed, each heartbeat’s sway, Draws nearer still that promised day. In humble praise, we kneel and pray, Glad day, glad day, oh blessed day.

The trumpets sound beyond the blue, Angels descend in hues anew. With grace, they trace, from night to noon, Our Savior’s path; He’s coming soon.

So hold your lamps, trimmed and bright, For in His light, all things are right. Glad day, glad day, sings the moon, Jesus is coming, oh so very soon.

April 21, 2024
Created by
MarkWaldrop

Untold Treasure

Beneath this humble heart of mine,
A whisper grows, a tone divine,
It pulses with a vibrant plea,
Something stirs so deep in me.

No longer can I hold it back,
For joy surmounts where once was lack,
A fountain brimming, bold and free—
Of love, and grace, and jubilee.

What treasure that I’ve come to find,
In spaces once perceived confined,
Jesus has brought this gift to bear:
A trove of grace, none can compare.

Happiness, a cloak I wear,
Sewn with threads of tender care,
Radiant, for all to see,
The love and grace He’s poured on me.

Let me sing, let me dance,
Give every soul the same fair chance,
To feel this surge of pure delight,
That casts all shadows into light.

For something grander calls us forth,
From South to North, from West to East,
With love, and joy, and endless peace,
Jesus’s gifts—I shall not cease.

In every word, in every deed,
His love is all I wish to seed,
This stirring now shall guide my way,
Forever and a day, come what may.

April 21, 2024
Created by
MarkWaldrop

We can’t Understand

In the vast expanse where thoughts collide, We seek to grasp what must abide, Yet mysteries cloak the truth’s wide span, It is important to understand we can’t understand.

Through the cosmos where silence holds sway, Questions birth as night births day, Answers flutter like grains of sand, Slipping quietly from the mind’s tight hand.

Among the stars, a decree is cast, Only the Divine knows the first and last, The weave of fate that none can command, In whispered reverence, we must stand.

For in the humility of our bounded sight, Lies the wisdom to embrace the night, Accepting that on this earthly strand, Only God knows the whole expanse so grand.

So, fold hands in prayer as mysteries unfold, In the garden where secrets are told but never sold, And find peace in the not knowing land, Where the heart can rest in the Creator’s plan.

April 21, 2024
Created by
MarkWaldrop

Such Little Time

In the rush of fleeting light, Words tumble, eager and bright. With each tick, a thought takes flight, So much to rhyme in the dwindling night.

Minutes meld into a swift stream, Ideas chase the tail of a dream. Across the page, under starlit gleam, Verses flow, a poetic scheme.

A clock’s hands dance, they twist and twine, In the echo of the old church chime. Yet in this brief moment, thoughts align, So much to rhyme with such little time.

Each syllable, a step, a climb, Up the steep face of a rhyme sublime. Hurry, hurry, while the muses mime, Quick, capture the verse before the end of time.

April 21, 2024
Created by
MarkWaldrop

Reason

In the tapestry of thoughts that weave through day and night, I search for reasons, reasons that might Justify the whispers, the echoes of my voice,  For every single choice, I need an eager reasoned poise.

Why do reasons rule the realm of our daily deeds? Why do they fill our garden of needs? Is it clarity they bring to the chaotic heart, Or is it peace, perhaps, a kind of art?

Every word I cast into the void’s vast expanse, Must have a why, a how, perchance To stand against the winds of whimsy’s flight, To hold its ground, to claim the right.

For without reasons as our guiding stars, We’re but ships unmoored in a sea of wars. Drifting aimlessly in a torrent of emotion, Lost in the waves, devoid of notion.

So I tether my words to the solid ground, With reasons that are profound. For in the quest of understanding’s play, Reasons are the most important every day.

They craft our world with careful thought, With lessons learned and wisdom taught. In the realm of reason, we find our way, Through the questions posed each day.

April 21, 2024
Created by
MarkWaldrop

Time is the Problem

Time seems to be the problem whether at work or play
There never is enough time at the end of the day

Not knowing where it disappears
It has escaped throughout the years

Looking back it is a flash in my mind
Looking ahead it's not very kind

The key to being content is wisely using the time you're given
You will never regret for time lost at the gates of Heaven

April 20, 2024
MarkWaldrop

With Gentle Touch

In the weary depths of my despair, Where shadows weave the threads of woe, I find the end, the stark, bare truth—Where God’s own hands wish me to go.

Exhausted, with no more to give, Across this rough-hewn, rocky path, I lay me down, relinquish strife—To rise above this aftermath.

For in His grasp, a potter’s art, A vessel, cracked and worn with age, God cherishes each flaw and scar, And sets me on His healing stage.

With gentle touch, He molds anew, The shattered pieces, frail and thin, To form a masterpiece from ruin, Infusing life where none had been.

A vessel, once more whole and sound, Emerges from the Potter’s wheel, To serve again, to love, to fill, With fresher waters, fervent zeal.

So when you find you cannot walk, And all your skies have turned to gray, Remember, in your brokenness, God’s perfect plan may just hold sway.

April 19, 2024
Created by
MarkWaldrop

Our never-ending love

Freedom is just another word, nothing truly free, A boundless illusion, fading into obscurity. Yet, for a single memory of you, I’d give All my yesterdays, just to relive That moment, our spirits in perfect harmony.

Someday, our love will weave its destined lace, In the intricate dance of time and space. Our threads will cross at the ordained hour,Blossoming fiercely, a transcendent flower.

Together forever, in divine eternity, Our souls enmeshed, a seamless unity. A love profound, boundlessly deep, Our whispered promises to forever keep.

Our never-ending love, an eternal flame, An unyielding echo of your whispered name. In the realm of forever, we are the lore, In the hallowed whispers of evermore.

April 19, 2024
Created by
MarkWaldrop