“Heart Travel” Acrylic by Amy J Heath
Love Is An “And” Thing
Love isn’t an either or thing
Love is a give and take thing
Love is a talk and listen thing
Love isn’t a closed ears thing
Love is an open heart thing
Love isn’t really a thing
But…
A commitment that’s
Always growing and becoming…
Not stopping and starting
But thriving and expanding…
Not grabbing and controlling
But living and breathing…
Learning and returning
Melting and stirring
Seeking and sharing
Growing and on going…
An eternity reaching
Ever increasing
Never ceasing
Reality
“Pilgrims Cross” watercolor by Amy J Heath
The Apprenticeship
Sometimes I get so discouraged
With the apprenticeship I must serve
I want to write enlightening words
That will burn in the souls of men
I desire to share the places I’ve been
To see on your faces
That we’ve kindred spirits
Struggling to the same journey’s end
Frustrations, slowness, losses, set backs
Make me feel like abandoning the call
Sometimes I forget
Our Lord had to fall…
To rise again, to carry on
Even when He knew the tortured end
I remind myself He had to serve
Where He wasn’t recognized or appreciated
So I’ll take up my cross
And carry on…
Reminding myself of whose apprentice
I am
Barbara Neiman: Author. With God’s guidance I’ve written four books, led writers support groups, and taught workshops under the title of Truly Creative Writing.
I so deeply enjoy life with the awesome relationship I have with God and appreciate how He uses me as a writer and speaker and having the gift of personal prophecies is a very special sweet spot in my life too, because I get to be a link between God and man to deliver His loving blessings to those He chooses. Reach me at twointouch@comcast.net
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