The Touch

We need a touch. The touch we get, the touch we give
Without a loving  touch, we cannot live

Babies need a touch of their mother when they are born
A widow needs a touch from those who care when she is forlorn 

The Greatest Touch of all 
Seems so very small

The Devinne touch from God when we so need Him
Will deliver us from ourselves into a Heavenly realm

December 31, 2023
MarkWaldrop

Rejected worth

In pastures green, where ewes give birth,
A tale unfolds of rejected worth.
Bummer lambs, heads bowed so low,
Rejected by mothers, left to woe.

The shepherd, kind, with gentle hand,
Lifts the lamb from the lonely land.
Wraps it warm, holds it tight,
Against the heart, in the silent night.

Hand-feeding love to the broken soul,
Making the wounded spirit whole.
In the shepherd's care, it finds its way,
Back to the flock, where others stray.

Rejected, yet loved, the bummer lamb,
Knows the shepherd's voice, like a sacred psalm.
Jesus, the Shepherd, so good and true,
Cares for us all, me and you.

In moments broken, rejected, and low,
He holds us close, lets His love flow.
No lamb forgotten, no soul left behind,
In His love and care, solace we find.

Bummer lambs, we may be,
But deeply loved for eternity.
By the Shepherd, gentle and kind,
In His embrace, true solace we find.

December 30, 2023
Created by
MarkWaldrop

The Eastern gate

When I take flight my destination, the Eastern gate
My departure time is unknown 
Only to my Master is it known

I've been planning my trip, looking at every detail
I'm so excited to go where love and joy prevail 

Purchasing my ticket from the One who frees us
Through the Ticket Master God’s Son Jesus 

A smooth ride it will be when His Angels come for me

On the final, I will see the light of the Eastern Gate
There, no one can imagine His Glory
That awaits

 I will keep tolling on till my life is complete
 Then, boarding the flight for my God to meet

December 28, 2023
MarkWaldrop

Brush strokes of life

Brush strokes on the canvas of life
Will it bring me happiness or strife

The bright colors of happiness
The dark colors of sadness
The Master's touch produces a painting of Gladness

The dark colors highlight the bright
creating a painting of great delight

The final stroke will be made that day
When my soul takes flight to fly far away 

December 25, 2023
MarkWaldrop

Captain of My Soul

I am the captain of a ship named Soul
I Sailed my ship aimselly to and fro

With no charting of where to sail
I found myself in a stormy gail

The sales became tattered and torn
The crew became tired and forlorn 

Running aground on the sharp rocks
Surely no more time left on our clocks 

I prayed to the Great I AM I am in Your Hands
A voice look to the East, and you shall see
I AM on that Great Galleon to save thee

Never again becoming the Captain of My Broken Soul
Sundering the sailing to, The I AM who rescued My Soul

December 22, 2023
MarkWaldrop

Jesus Forever Crowned

In the tapestry of time, a man named Jesus,
No servants at beck, yet Master they confess.
No scholarly degree adorning His name,
Yet Teacher, they acclaim, in wisdom's flame.

No potions or medicines at His decree,
Healer, they hail, by the shores of Galilee.
No armies marshaled beneath His reign,
Yet kings tremble, His presence their bane.

No battles on fields with swords unfurled,
Yet the world conquered by love, in an otherworldly swirl.
No crime to stain His hands so divine,
Yet on a cross, the sacrificial sign.

In a tomb, His earthly vessel lay,
Yet, risen, He lives, dawn of eternity's day.
Greatest man in history, a paradox profound,
Jesus, the name in grace forever crowned.

December 21, 2023
Created by
MarkWaldrop