Pass the Peace
Mix in love
Pour on forgiveness
Add the yeast of the Kingdom
Now let it rise!
Poetry
Pass the Peace
Categories: Faith, Life, Love, Peace and Reconciliation, Poetry
Tags: forgiveness, love, peace
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Choices
Choices lie before me
Which path will I choose?
Will I choose a path of faith, hope and love?
Will I take the time to listen?
Will I discern the gravity pulling me?
Will I feel the ancient forces of good and evil?
Will I choose the good?
Will I ask for wisdom in the choosing?
That is my hope
That is my prayer
I’m still learning
I’m still growing
© 2013 Julie Clark
The Path of Love
The path of love
Gets tangled at times
With weeds of
Irritations and frustrations.
Addressing the under brush
Clears the way
For the real
Choices to grow
In love again
This garden does not grow
Without my attention.
Planting new seeds
Watering, weeding
And plenty of sunshine
Of course.
What does love need
To grow again
Today?
I must ask myself.
I love how
Love grows love
When I love
My beloved.
Earth Groans
Earth Groans
Shakes and foams
Volcanoes spew
Oceans roar
Fire consumes
Chaos in the clouds
Bring destruction
To the land
Why this groaning
This upheaval
When will it cease
And subside
Another kind
Of shaking
A groaning
A fire inside
Each one of us
Is in the making
The treasure in us
Is being
Tried and tested
Extracted
From the clay
Together with creation
There will be a
Revealing
An uncovering of the glory
© 2013 Julie Clark
The Birch Tree
The birch in my backyard
Is tinkling and twinkling
In the afternoon light
It’s silver green chimes
Catching the playful breezes
As they swing by
Flexibly swaying
As the cedar
Pushes against it
Competing for the sun
How far will you
Lean and bend
Accommodating
This pushy one?
He much stronger and thicker
But you are built for dancing
I foresee you will get around him
In your stretch to the sky
© 2013 Julie Clark
Two Worlds
Living in
Breathing in
Two worlds
Visible and the invisible
Intersecting
Reflecting
Sometimes rejecting
The other
Light and darkness
Competing for
Our allegiance
Our loyalty
And our attention
Choose a path
To love another
Speak a kind word
Comfort a broken heart
Share meal
Pray a prayer
Forgive
The two worlds
Become one
Your kingdom comes
Your will is done
© 2013 Julie Clark
Hospitality
Welcome!
Come in
I am so glad to see you
Make yourself at home
Taste a bit of heaven
Earth traveler
Here is some food
Some conversation
To strengthen your soul
And lighten your heart
Rest for the next stage
Of your journey
Here is a quiet place
To hear the whispers
Of God’s love
© 2013 Julie Clark
Categories: Hospitality, Life, Love, Poetry, Travel
Tags: conversation, food, heaven, home, hospitality, Journey, rest, traveler, welcome
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The Handkerchief
I asked for a tissue
He gave me a handkerchief
I asked for a crumb
He invited me to a feast
I hid my face in shame
Not daring to look at His
Fearing anger
When all the while
His eyes danced
With delight
His arms outstretched
Waiting for me
To come home
© 2013 Julie Clark
Mother Guilt
Let me go here once in a while
Not often or too long
Only we mothers know
What we could have been
Had we been whole
What we missed
When we weren’t there
Spoke too soon
Or not enough
Over protected
Or neglected
Too harsh
Too lax
Too busy
Too tired
We know
So let us alone
To grieve for a while
I promise
I won’t stay too long
Or I might drown
I won’t medicate it
Numb it or
Meditate it away
Instead it’s good
To face it
Then super grace it
With God’s love
Move on
There are more
Children, teens or
Young adults
To love and care for
If not my own
Then another mother’s
We need each other
We mothers
We don’t have enough
Of all we need
For this job
© 2013 Julie Clark
Unresolved
We are Unresolved
A discordant note
A work in progress
Something still missing
Wet clay on the wheel
Longing to be complete
This is the time
Between times
When all is given
Yet not all received
On our way
Moving forward
Everyday
Stopping means sinking
Sinking means drowning
Inertia is not our friend
Lord have mercy
Pull us up again
© 2013 Julie Clark
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