by Christina Joy Hommes | Christian Poetry, Poems for Trials
Unexpected News It comes so unexpected Some news we dread to hear, Time stops, it seems so sudden That we must face our fear. Within these solemn moments When all begins to spin, We test our spirit’s anchor And feel God’s strength within. We know things don’t surprise...
by Christina Joy Hommes | Christian Poetry, Poems for the Christian Life
God’s Unfolding Will God’s will is like a flower bud Unfolding day by day – We watch its course expectantly And learn to watch and pray. The petals open one by one – At times it seems so slow, Until we catch a broader glimpse And see the blossom glow. For...
by Christina Joy Hommes | Christian Poetry, Featured Poems, Poems for Trials
The Good from Pain It’s not the pain itself A Christian greets with joy, But rather what it helps us gain When in the Lord’s employ. Like Jesus Christ we pray, Lord, must this cup be mine? But then we yield to One we trust: Lord, not my will, but Thine....
by Christina Joy Hommes | Christian Poetry, Poems for the Christian Life
Remembered Some people are remembered For buildings they have built, For monuments erected Or statues thickly gilt. Some people are remembered For speeches that we quote, For lasting books and stories Or music’s stirring note. Some people are remembered For things...
by Christina Joy Hommes | Christian Poetry, Poems for the Christian Life
That Spot He’s Made for Me I still don’t know what place for me The Lord has made above Or what He wants to do through me In tender grace and love But this I know – He has a plan A place for me to fill And He’s preparing me today According to His will So I will yield...
